Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Miscellaneous Industry, Financials and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index fell 1.10% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Ever Shine Textile Industry (JK:ESTI), which rose 34.72% or 25 points to trade at 97 at the close. Meanwhile, Radana Bhaskara Finance Tbk (JK:HDFA) added 34.05% or 63 points to end at 248 and Smart Tbk (JK:SMAR) was up 17.14% or 600 points to 4100 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Artos Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:ARTO), which fell 29.00% or 58 points to trade at 142 at the close. Pudjiadi & Sons Tbk (JK:PNSE) declined 24.59% or 300 points to end at 920 and Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) was down 23.73% or 42 points to 135.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 252 to 125 and 104 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bank Artos Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:ARTO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 29.00% or 58 to 142.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.93% or 0.61 to $64.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.69% or 0.48 to hit $68.98 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.60 to trade at $1339.40 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.12% to 13763.0, while AUD/IDR fell 2.88% to 10539.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 89.12.