Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Infrastructure, Basic Industry and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index added 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Mahaka Media Tbk (JK:ABBA), which rose 33.33% or 18 points to trade at 72 at the close. Meanwhile, Intan Baruprana Finance Tbk (JK:IBFN) added 28.26% or 26.00 points to end at 118.00 and Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) was up 18.35% or 29 points to 187 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jaya Trishindo Tbk PT (JK:HELI), which fell 21.31% or 130 points to trade at 480 at the close. PT Cahayasakti Investindo Sukses Tbk (JK:CSIS) declined 19.17% or 185 points to end at 780 and Jakarta Kyoei Steel Works Tbk (JK:JKSW) was down 12.37% or 12 points to 85.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 221 to 139 and 118 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mahaka Media Tbk (JK:ABBA) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 33.33% or 18 to 72.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $63.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $68.06 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.72% or 9.60 to trade at $1330.60 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.08% to 13771.7, while AUD/IDR fell 0.35% to 10585.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 89.90.