Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index rose 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were DCI Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:DCII), which rose 8,280.95% or 34,780.00 points to trade at 35,200.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Arwana Citramulia Tbk (JK:ARNA) added 383.33% or 460.00 points to end at 580.00 and Prima Andalan Mandiri Tbk PT (JK:MCOL) was up 269.72% or 3,830.00 points to 5,250.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI), which fell 99.64% or 558.00 points to trade at 2.00 at the close. Mitra Komunikasi Nusantara Tbk PT (JK:MKNT) declined 99.50% or 199.00 points to end at 1.00 and Metro Realty Tbk (JK:MTSM) was down 98.72% or 4,936.00 points to 64.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 337 to 316 and 179 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitra Komunikasi Nusantara Tbk PT (JK:MKNT) fell to all time lows; down 99.50% or 199.00 to 1.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.27% or 0.22 to $81.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.20% or 0.17 to hit $84.39 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 3.20 to trade at $2,327.60 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.19% to 16,426.35, while AUD/IDR rose 0.74% to 10,979.08.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 105.46.