Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 1.51%

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 1.51%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Victoria Care Indonesia Tbk Pt (JK:VICI ), which rose 540.00% or 540.00 points to trade at 640.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ulima Nitra PT (JK:UNIQ ) added 438.14% or 517.00 points to end at 635.00 and Bank Mega Tbk (JK:MEGA ) was up 318.75% or 3,825.00 points to 5,025.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk PT (JK:BLTA ), which fell 99.76% or 8,480.00 points to trade at 20.00 at the close. Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (JK:MPPA ) declined 99.26% or 7,097.00 points to end at 53.00 and Duta Anggada Realty Tbk (JK:DART ) was down 97.33% or 7,300.00 points to 200.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 450 to 248 and 141 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.32% or 0.23 to $71.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.26% or 0.19 to hit $74.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 2.45 to trade at $2,679.45 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was down 0.12% to 15,103.90, while AUD/IDR fell 0.32% to 10,389.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 100.14.

Source: Investing.com