Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Miscellaneous Industry, Infrastructure and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index gained 0.07% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Capitol Nusantara Indonesia (JK:CANI), which rose 28.83% or 47 points to trade at 210 at the close. Meanwhile, Tira Austenite Tbk (JK:TIRA) added 24.80% or 62 points to end at 312 and Bank Agris Tbk (JK:AGRS) was up 24.67% or 74 points to 374 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asuransi Jasa Tania Tbk (JK:ASJT), which fell 16.67% or 60 points to trade at 300 at the close. Onix Capital Tbk (JK:OCAP) declined 14.55% or 48 points to end at 282 and Yanaprima Hastapersada Tbk (JK:YPAS) was down 11.41% or 85 points to 660.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 214 to 182 and 148 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.50% or 0.26 to $51.85 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.20% or 0.12 to hit $60.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 0.95 to trade at $1289.35 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.27% to 14122.5, while AUD/IDR rose 0.09% to 10151.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 95.585.