Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Miscellaneous Industry and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index added 0.46% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Bumi Citra Permai Tbk (JK:BCIP), which rose 34.81% or 47 points to trade at 182 at the close. Meanwhile, Atlas Resources Tbk (JK:ARII) added 24.62% or 96 points to end at 486 and Arwana Citramulia Tbk (JK:ARNA) was up 21.46% or 88 points to 498 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verena Multi Finance Tbk (JK:VRNA), which fell 32.21% or 48 points to trade at 101 at the close. Unggul Indah Cahaya Tbk (JK:UNIC) declined 24.05% or 570.00 points to end at 1800.00 and Saraswati Griya Lestari Tbk (JK:HOTL) was down 18.67% or 28 points to 122.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 155 to 136 and 109 ended unchanged.
Shares in Verena Multi Finance Tbk (JK:VRNA) fell to 52-week lows; down 32.21% or 48 to 101. Shares in Saraswati Griya Lestari Tbk (JK:HOTL) fell to all time lows; falling 18.67% or 28 to 122.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.06% or 0.03 to $53.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.16% or 0.09 to hit $56.37 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.74% or 8.65 to trade at $1173.95 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.19% to 13375.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.01% to 9735.80.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.20% at 102.29.