Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Miscellaneous Industry, Agriculture and Infrastructure sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index gained 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Magna Finance Tbk (JK:MGNA), which rose 21.21% or 14.00 points to trade at 80.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Victoria Insurance Tbk PT (JK:VINS) added 20.00% or 15 points to end at 90 and Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) was up 12.59% or 18 points to 161 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cardig Aero Services Tbk (JK:CASS), which fell 10.00% or 125 points to trade at 1125 at the close. Multifiling Mitra Indonesia (JK:MFMI) declined 10.00% or 34 points to end at 306 and Kedawung Setia Industrial Tbk (JK:KDSI) was down 10.00% or 25 points to 225.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 144 to 144 and 89 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.48% or 0.94 to $38.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.12% or 0.85 to hit $40.90 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.52% or 6.60 to trade at $1266.20 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.99% to 13040.0, while AUD/IDR rose 1.31% to 9691.60.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.37% at 96.55.