Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Miscellaneous Industry and Property sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index added 0.50% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Indika Energy Tbk (JK:INDY), which rose 24.66% or 54 points to trade at 273 at the close. Meanwhile, Duta Pertiwi Nusantara Tbk (JK:DPNS) added 21.14% or 74 points to end at 424 and Petrosea Tbk (JK:PTRO) was up 19.59% or 77 points to 470 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asuransi Bintang Tbk (JK:ASBI), which fell 9.84% or 60.00 points to trade at 550.00 at the close. Tira Austenite Tbk (JK:TIRA) declined 9.79% or 19.000 points to end at 175.000 and Bank Mitraniaga Tbk (JK:NAGA) was down 9.55% or 19 points to 180.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 195 to 113 and 85 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.11% or 0.81 to $39.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.74% or 0.70 to hit $41.03 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 3.27% or 40.20 to trade at $1270.00 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.05% to 13063.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.47% to 9927.95.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.92% at 94.82.