Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 1.13%

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

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index fell 1.13% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Fortune Mate Indonesia Tbk (JK:FMII ), which rose 25.00% or 70.00 points to trade at 350.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Betonjaya Manunggal Tbk (JK:BTON ) added 24.86% or 90.00 points to end at 452.00 and Perdana Bangun Pusaka Tbk PT (JK:KONI ) was up 24.85% or 420.00 points to 2,110.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Megapolitan Developments Tbk (JK:EMDE ), which fell 20.59% or 42.00 points to trade at 162.00 at the close. Himalaya Energi Perkasa Tbk PT (JK:HADE ) declined 16.67% or 1.00 points to end at 5.00 and Gowa Makassar Tourism Develop (JK:GMTD ) was down 15.00% or 720.00 points to 4,080.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 398 to 217 and 214 ended unchanged.

Shares in Perdana Bangun Pusaka Tbk PT (JK:KONI ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 24.85% or 420.00 to 2,110.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.68% or 1.21 to $70.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.71% or 1.29 to hit $74.24 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 10.90 to trade at $2,738.80 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.89% to 15,854.55, while AUD/IDR fell 0.38% to 10,403.36.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.50% at 104.88.

Source: Investing.com