Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Miscellaneous Industry, Financials and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index lost 2.29%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Sekar Bumi Tbk (JK:SKBM), which rose 25.00% or 210 points to trade at 1050 at the close. Meanwhile, Tifa Finance Tbk (JK:TIFA) added 17.02% or 24 points to end at 165 and Bank Mnc Internasional Tbk (JK:BABP) was up 8.96% or 6 points to 73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eratex Djaja Tbk (JK:ERTX), which fell 10.00% or 130 points to trade at 1170 at the close. Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) declined 10.00% or 50 points to end at 450 and Equity Development Investment (JK:GSMF) was down 9.90% or 10 points to 91.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 232 to 76 and 33 ended unchanged.
Shares in Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) fell to all time lows; falling 10.00% or 50 to 450.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.70% or 0.33 to $46.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.57% or 0.28 to hit $49.36 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1124.70 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.34% to 14595.0, while AUD/IDR fell 1.13% to 10228.00.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 96.50.