Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 0.16%

Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials , Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index fell 0.16%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Jasnita Telekomindo Tbk PT (JK:JAST ), which rose 33.33% or 19.00 points to trade at 76.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Agro Yasa Lestari PT Tbk (JK:AYLS ) added 31.43% or 33.00 points to end at 138.00 and Golden Flower Tbk PT (JK:POLU ) was up 25.00% or 355.00 points to 1,775.00 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. Dua Putra Utama Makmur PT (JK:DPUM ) declined 18.52% or 15.00 points to end at 66.00 and Green Power Group Tbk PT (JK:LABA ) was down 15.43% or 54.00 points to 296.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 315 to 283 and 230 ended unchanged.

Shares in Jasnita Telekomindo Tbk PT (JK:JAST ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 33.33% or 19.00 to 76.00. Shares in Agro Yasa Lestari PT Tbk (JK:AYLS ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 31.43% or 33.00 to 138.00.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.74% or 0.51 to $69.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.71% or 0.51 to hit $72.83 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 5.56 to trade at $2,633.76 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.19% to 16,201.50, while AUD/IDR fell 0.37% to 10,113.99.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 107.88.

Source: Investing.com