Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Industry and Miscellaneous Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 0.20%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Mas Murni Indonesia Tbk (JK:MAMI), which rose 33.33% or 17.00 points to trade at 68.00 at the close. Bintang Mitra Semestaraya Tbk (JK:BMSR) added 28.28% or 28.00 points to end at 127.00 and Metro Realty Tbk (JK:MTSM) was up 24.64% or 68 points to 344 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bank Qnb Indonesia Tbk (JK:BKSW), which lost 21.21% or 70 points to trade at 260 in late trade. Kokoh Inti Arebama Tbk (JK:KOIN) declined 18.71% or 58 points to end at 252 and Arita Prima Indonesia Tbk (JK:APII) shed 15.89% or 34 points to 180.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 170 to 147 and 100 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.07% or 0.56 to $52.90 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.12% or 0.62 to hit $55.74 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 4.05 to trade at $1243.55 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.07% to 13288.2, while AUD/IDR fell 0.03% to 10154.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 100.18.