Indonesia stocks higher at close of trade; IDX Composite Index up 1.66%

Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials , Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index gained 1.66%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Teknologi Karya Digital Nusa PT Tbk (JK:TRON ), which rose 28.85% or 30.00 points to trade at 134.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Rig Tenders Tbk (JK:RIGS ) added 25.00% or 165.00 points to end at 825.00 and Berkah Beton Sadaya Tbk PT (JK:BEBS ) was up 25.00% or 1.00 points to 5.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Bumi Teknokultura Unggul Tbk (JK:BTEK ), which fell 25.00% or 1.00 points to trade at 3.00 at the close. Jakarta Int Hotels & Dev (JK:JIHD ) declined 18.78% or 460.00 points to end at 1,990.00 and Andira Agro Tbk PT (JK:ANDI ) was down 16.67% or 1.00 points to 5.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 336 to 253 and 239 ended unchanged.

Shares in Rig Tenders Tbk (JK:RIGS ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 25.00% or 165.00 to 825.00.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.70% or 0.48 to $68.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.71% or 0.51 to hit $72.34 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 5.74 to trade at $2,664.24 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.31% to 15,940.40, while AUD/IDR rose 0.59% to 10,363.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 106.18.

Source: Investing.com