Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Industry, Miscellaneous Industry and Manufacturing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 0.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk (JK:BRMS), which rose 34.85% or 23 points to trade at 89 at the close. Darma Henwa Tbk (JK:DEWA) added 34.62% or 18 points to end at 70 and Mas Murni Indonesia Tbk (JK:MAMI) was up 34.55% or 19.00 points to 74.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pembangunan Graha Lestari Tbk (JK:PGLI), which lost 20.00% or 14 points to trade at 56 in late trade. Red Planet Indonesia Tbk (JK:PSKT) declined 19.20% or 24 points to end at 101 and Kokoh Inti Arebama Tbk (JK:KOIN) shed 18.46% or 72 points to 318.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 168 to 136 and 105 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.46% or 0.25 to $54.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.58% or 0.33 to hit $56.33 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 0.55 to trade at $1238.35 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.05% to 13356.2, while AUD/IDR rose 0.44% to 10323.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 101.62.