Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Agriculture and Consumer Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index added 0.21% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Sinergi Megah Internusa Tbk PT (JK:NUSA), which rose 24.82% or 70 points to trade at 352 at the close. Meanwhile, Visi Telekomunikasi Infrastruktur Tbk PT (JK:GOLD) added 19.71% or 82 points to end at 498 and Malacca Trust Wuwungan Insurance PT (JK:MTWI) was up 17.43% or 19 points to 128 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Multipolar Technology Tbk (JK:MLPT), which fell 17.82% or 155 points to trade at 715 at the close. Trada Maritime Tbk (JK:TRAM) declined 15.85% or 58 points to end at 308 and Indonesia Pondasi Raya Tbk PT (JK:IDPR) was down 13.75% or 110 points to 690.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 193 to 193 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sinergi Megah Internusa Tbk PT (JK:NUSA) rose to all time highs; rising 24.82% or 70 to 352.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $69.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.76% or 0.56 to hit $74.49 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.32% or 3.90 to trade at $1227.90 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.22% to 14450.8, while AUD/IDR fell 0.23% to 10722.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 94.06.