Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Trade, Infrastructure and Consumer Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite added 0.78%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Indonesia Prima Property Tbk (JK:OMRE), which rose 34.97% or 57.00 points to trade at 220.00 at the close. Mulia Industrindo Tbk (JK:MLIA) added 25.00% or 106 points to end at 530 and Mitra Komunikasi Nusantara Tbk PT (JK:MKNT) was up 22.84% or 74 points to 398 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metro Realty Tbk (JK:MTSM), which lost 25.00% or 114 points to trade at 342 in late trade. Yanaprima Hastapersada Tbk (JK:YPAS) declined 19.64% or 165 points to end at 675 and Saraswati Griya Lestari Tbk (JK:HOTL) shed 19.44% or 35 points to 145.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 179 to 140 and 101 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.89% or 0.47 to $53.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.92% or 0.51 to hit $55.74 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.27% or 3.25 to trade at $1212.35 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.16% to 13322.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.18% to 10095.20.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.28% at 100.23.