Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Miscellaneous Industry, Basic Industry and Agriculture sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite declined 0.82%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Siantar Top Tbk (JK:STTP), which rose 24.60% or 760 points to trade at 3850 at the close. Bank Dinar Indonesia Tbk (JK:DNAR) added 21.43% or 27.00 points to end at 153.00 and Indospring Tbk (JK:INDS) was up 12.71% or 75 points to 665 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Eureka Prima Jakarta Tbk (JK:LCGP), which lost 10.00% or 36 points to trade at 324 in late trade. Maskapai Reasuransi Indonesia (JK:MREI) declined 9.83% or 450 points to end at 4130 and Saratoga Investama Sedaya (JK:SRTG) shed 9.64% or 320 points to 3000.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 227 to 60 and 85 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 5.15% or 2.58 to $47.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 5.26% or 2.68 to hit $48.23 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 4.58% or 57.90 to trade at $1321.00 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 1.21% to 13425.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.31% to 10058.70.
The US Dollar Index was up 2.48% at 95.64.