Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Miscellaneous Industry, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index added 0.93% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Millennium Pharmacon International (JK:SDPC), which rose 34.23% or 38 points to trade at 149 at the close. Meanwhile, Atlas Resources Tbk (JK:ARII) added 24.50% or 74 points to end at 376 and Island Concepts Indonesia Tbk (JK:ICON) was up 24.35% or 56 points to 286 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bintang Mitra Semestaraya Tbk (JK:BMSR), which fell 34.78% or 48.00 points to trade at 90.00 at the close. Tira Austenite Tbk (JK:TIRA) declined 22.92% or 66.00 points to end at 222.00 and Provident Agro Tbk (JK:PALM) was down 18.70% or 86 points to 374.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 186 to 131 and 113 ended unchanged.
Shares in Millennium Pharmacon International (JK:SDPC) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 34.23% or 38 to 149.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.62% or 0.30 to $48.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.68% or 0.35 to hit $51.77 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 3.45 to trade at $1252.15 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.08% to 13305.2, while AUD/IDR rose 0.56% to 10249.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 99.64.