Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Industry, Basic Industry and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index gained 1.55%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Tira Austenite Tbk (JK:TIRA), which rose 34.59% or 46 points to trade at 179 at the close. Meanwhile, Steady Safe TBK PT (JK:SAFE) added 30.21% or 58 points to end at 250 and Global Teleshop Tbk (JK:GLOB) was up 25.00% or 88 points to 440 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intan Baruprana Finance Tbk (JK:IBFN), which fell 16.22% or 48 points to trade at 248 at the close. Trust Finance Indonesia Tbk (JK:TRUS) declined 14.29% or 46 points to end at 276 and Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk (JK:INRU) was down 12.50% or 75 points to 525.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 231 to 163 and 128 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.69% or 0.32 to $46.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.12% or 0.63 to hit $56.89 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.17% or 2.10 to trade at $1251.50 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.27% to 14457.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.18% to 10435.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 96.360.