Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Miscellaneous Industry, Consumer Industry and Manufacturing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 1.67% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Tempo Inti Media Tbk (JK:TMPO), which rose 34.45% or 41 points to trade at 160 at the close. Atlas Resources Tbk (JK:ARII) added 23.19% or 96 points to end at 510 and Bank Ocbc Nisp Tbk (JK:NISP) was up 22.02% or 305 points to 1690 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Voksel Electric Tbk (JK:VOKS), which lost 10.00% or 110 points to trade at 990 in late trade. Bank Pundi Indonesia Tbk (JK:BEKS) declined 10.00% or 9 points to end at 81 and Bank Rakyat Indonesia Agroniaga (JK:AGRO) shed 9.94% or 34 points to 308.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 177 to 130 and 94 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.53% or 0.25 to $47.04 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.10% or 0.05 to hit $49.80 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.39% or 5.30 to trade at $1354.10 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.03% to 13132.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.21% to 10029.70.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.29% at 94.42.