Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index gained 0.54% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:ADMR), which rose 0.75% or 10.00 points to trade at 1,350.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Pelita Teknologi Global PT Tbk (JK:CHIP) added 0.30% or 5.00 points to end at 1,665.00 and Sinar Mas Multiartha Tbk (JK:SMMA) was up 711.11% or 12,800.00 points to 14,600.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Himalaya Energi Perkasa Tbk PT (JK:HADE), which fell 98.57% or 207.00 points to trade at 3.00 at the close. Star Pacific Tbk (JK:LPLI) declined 2.70% or 6.00 points to end at 216.00 and Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk (JK:PSDN) was down 97.27% or 2,918.00 points to 82.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 337 to 285 and 205 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.11% or 0.09 to $81.32 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.14% or 0.12 to hit $84.54 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.49% or 11.70 to trade at $2,379.60 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.11% to 16,253.60, while AUD/IDR fell 0.16% to 10,951.98.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 104.82.