Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index lost 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Metropolitan Kentjana Tbk (JK:MKPI), which rose 1,180.95% or 24,800.00 points to trade at 26,900.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Pinago Utama Tbk Pt (JK:PNGO) added 488.00% or 1,220.00 points to end at 1,470.00 and Bank Sinarmas Tbk (JK:BSIM) was up 473.33% or 710.00 points to 860.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk PT (JK:BLTA), which fell 99.78% or 8,481.00 points to trade at 19.00 at the close. Bumi Resources Tbk (JK:BUMI) declined 1.32% or 1.00 points to end at 75.00 and Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:BNII) was down 98.05% or 10,786.00 points to 214.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 475 to 177 and 184 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.54% or 0.42 to $77.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.50% or 0.41 to hit $81.30 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.81% or 43.70 to trade at $2,372.00 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.18% to 16,270.45, while AUD/IDR fell 0.54% to 10,632.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 103.97.