Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Infrastructure, Consumer Industry and Miscellaneous Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index gained 1.32% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI), which rose 29.19% or 47 points to trade at 208 at the close. Meanwhile, Wintermar Offshore Marine Tbk (JK:WINS) added 28.39% or 44 points to end at 199 and Asiaplast Industries Tbk (JK:APLI) was up 26.87% or 18 points to 85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Reliance Securities Tbk (JK:RELI), which fell 10.00% or 40 points to trade at 360 at the close. Victoria Insurance Tbk PT (JK:VINS) declined 10.00% or 9 points to end at 81 and Sekar Bumi Tbk (JK:SKBM) was down 9.60% or 60 points to 565.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 205 to 89 and 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sekar Bumi Tbk (JK:SKBM) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.60% or 60 to 565.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.95% or 0.75 to $37.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.71% or 0.69 to hit $39.70 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1258.80 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.35% to 13038.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.02% to 9847.80.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.26% at 96.48.