Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Agriculture, Mining and Basic Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index added 0.06% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Inter-Delta Tbk (JK:INTD), which rose 34.83% or 62 points to trade at 240 at the close. Meanwhile, Victoria Insurance Tbk PT (JK:VINS) added 34.04% or 32 points to end at 126 and Wilmar Cahaya Indonesia Tbk (JK:CEKA) was up 25.00% or 275 points to 1375 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jaya Konstruksi Manggala Pratama (JK:JKON), which fell 24.79% or 120 points to trade at 364 at the close. Tira Austenite Tbk (JK:TIRA) declined 23.40% or 66 points to end at 216 and Jakarta Setiabudi Internasional (JK:JSPT) was down 17.45% or 205 points to 970.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 242 to 179 and 125 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jaya Konstruksi Manggala Pratama (JK:JKON) fell to 5-year lows; losing 24.79% or 120 to 364.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.76% or 1.23 to $45.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 2.16% or 1.14 to hit $53.87 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.60 to trade at $1279.50 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.07% to 14560.5, while AUD/IDR fell 0.39% to 10212.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 95.968.