Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Infrastructure and Basic Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index added 1.68%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Asiaplast Industries Tbk (JK:APLI), which rose 21.31% or 13 points to trade at 74 at the close. Meanwhile, Ancora Indonesia Resources Tbk (JK:OKAS) added 10.98% or 9 points to end at 91 and Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk (JK:JPFA) was up 9.90% or 50 points to 555 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI), which fell 10.00% or 9 points to trade at 81 at the close. Ratu Prabu Energi Tbk (JK:ARTI) declined 9.80% or 15 points to end at 138 and Multifiling Mitra Indonesia (JK:MFMI) was down 9.68% or 24 points to 224.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 202 to 93 and 43 ended unchanged.
Shares in Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) fell to all time lows; losing 10.00% or 9 to 81.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.98% or 0.36 to $36.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 2.30% or 0.89 to hit $37.84 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.27% or 2.90 to trade at $1064.50 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.07% to 14060.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.38% to 10177.00.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 98.31.