Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 0.38%

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 0.38%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Bumi Teknokultura Unggul Tbk (JK:BTEK ), which rose 33.33% or 1.00 points to trade at 4.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Jakarta Int Hotels & Dev (JK:JIHD ) added 25.00% or 98.00 points to end at 490.00 and Lenox Pasifik Investama Tbk PT (JK:LPPS ) was up 22.09% or 19.00 points to 105.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Berkah Beton Sadaya Tbk PT (JK:BEBS ), which fell 16.67% or 1.00 points to trade at 5.00 at the close. Diamond Citra Propertindo PT (JK:DADA ) declined 12.50% or 1.00 points to end at 7.00 and Dyandra Media International (JK:DYAN ) was down 10.83% or 13.00 points to 107.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 336 to 247 and 246 ended unchanged.

Shares in Jakarta Int Hotels & Dev (JK:JIHD ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 25.00% or 98.00 to 490.00. Shares in Lenox Pasifik Investama Tbk PT (JK:LPPS ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 22.09% or 19.00 to 105.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.73% or 0.49 to $67.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.66% or 0.47 to hit $71.47 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 8.50 to trade at $2,764.40 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.32% to 15,779.15, while AUD/IDR rose 0.12% to 10,367.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 104.17.

Source: Investing.com