Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Industry, Manufacturing and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 0.16%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Baramulti Suksessarana Tbk (JK:BSSR), which rose 20.00% or 200 points to trade at 1200 at the close. Indorama Synthetics Tbk (JK:INDR) added 16.92% or 110 points to end at 760 and Asuransi Multi Artha Guna Tbk (JK:AMAG) was up 13.69% or 43 points to 357 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bank Qnb Indonesia Tbk (JK:BKSW), which lost 10.00% or 34 points to trade at 306 in late trade. Asuransi Bina Dana Arta Tbk (JK:ABDA) declined 10.00% or 825.00 points to end at 7425.00 and Asuransi Ramayana Tbk (JK:ASRM) shed 10.00% or 280 points to 2520.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 160 to 119 and 115 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.78% or 0.28 to $35.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.74% or 0.28 to hit $37.41 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.19% or 14.50 to trade at $1233.80 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.84% to 13260.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.87% to 9928.20.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 94.74.