Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Industry, Basic Industry and Agriculture sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index lost 0.18% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Asuransi Ramayana Tbk (JK:ASRM), which rose 25.00% or 375 points to trade at 1875 at the close. Meanwhile, Asuransi Jasa Tania Tbk (JK:ASJT) added 24.00% or 60.00 points to end at 310.00 and Nusantara Inti Corpora Tbk (JK:UNIT) was up 20.55% or 52.00 points to 305.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adhi Karya Persero Tbk (JK:ADHI), which fell 14.61% or 385 points to trade at 2250 at the close. Wahana Pronatural (JK:WAPO) declined 14.29% or 12 points to end at 72 and Alakasa Industrindo Tbk (JK:ALKA) was down 13.79% or 80 points to 500.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 171 to 148 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in Asuransi Ramayana Tbk (JK:ASRM) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 25.00% or 375 to 1875.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.84% or 0.41 to $49.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.53% or 0.81 to hit $54.20 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.74% or 8.10 to trade at $1085.20 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.01% to 13466.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.10% to 9876.05.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.14% at 97.36.