Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Trade and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index gained 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Perdana Bangun Pusaka Tbk PT (JK:KONI), which rose 21.43% or 54 points to trade at 306 at the close. Meanwhile, Panca Global Securities Tbk (JK:PEGE) added 19.05% or 48.00 points to end at 300.00 and Visi Telekomunikasi Infrastruktur Tbk PT (JK:GOLD) was up 15.60% or 85 points to 630 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Voksel Electric Tbk (JK:VOKS), which fell 22.46% or 62 points to trade at 214 at the close. Alfa Energi Investama Tbk PT (JK:FIRE) declined 20.42% or 295 points to end at 1150 and Eratex Djaja Tbk (JK:ERTX) was down 11.59% or 16 points to 122.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 185 to 145 and 123 ended unchanged.
Shares in Voksel Electric Tbk (JK:VOKS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 22.46% or 62 to 214.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.84% or 0.48 to $57.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.29% or 0.82 to hit $64.16 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1243.10 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.29% to 13597.2, while AUD/IDR rose 0.28% to 10278.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 94.00.