Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Miscellaneous Industry and Property sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite added 0.50% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Indika Energy Tbk (JK:INDY), which rose 24.66% or 54 points to trade at 273 at the close. Duta Pertiwi Nusantara Tbk (JK:DPNS) added 21.14% or 74 points to end at 424 and Petrosea Tbk (JK:PTRO) was up 19.59% or 77 points to 470 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Asuransi Bintang Tbk (JK:ASBI), which lost 9.84% or 60.00 points to trade at 550.00 in late trade. Tira Austenite Tbk (JK:TIRA) declined 9.79% or 19.000 points to end at 175.000 and Bank Mitraniaga Tbk (JK:NAGA) shed 9.55% or 19 points to 180.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 195 to 113 and 85 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.11% or 0.81 to $39.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.79% or 0.72 to hit $41.05 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 3.28% or 40.30 to trade at $1270.10 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.05% to 13063.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.47% to 9927.95.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.91% at 94.83.