Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Financials and Miscellaneous Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index rose 0.54% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Star Petrcohem Tbk (JK:STAR), which rose 34.67% or 26 points to trade at 101 at the close. Meanwhile, Steady Safe TBK PT (JK:SAFE) added 34.19% or 53 points to end at 208 and Asuransi Bintang Tbk (JK:ASBI) was up 16.67% or 50.00 points to 350.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gowa Makassar Tourism Develop (JK:GMTD), which fell 11.28% or 725 points to trade at 5700 at the close. Multipolar Technology Tbk (JK:MLPT) declined 9.74% or 150 points to end at 1390 and Baramulti Suksessarana Tbk (JK:BSSR) was down 9.09% or 190 points to 1900.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 194 to 118 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in Star Petrcohem Tbk (JK:STAR) rose to 5-year highs; up 34.67% or 26 to 101. Shares in Gowa Makassar Tourism Develop (JK:GMTD) fell to 52-week lows; losing 11.28% or 725 to 5700.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.69% or 0.33 to $48.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.65% or 0.33 to hit $50.97 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.05 to trade at $1246.65 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.01% to 13333.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.42% to 10180.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 99.59.