Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Agriculture, Basic Industry and Trade sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite added 0.06%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Visi Telekomunikasi Infrastruktur Tbk PT (JK:GOLD), which rose 25.00% or 112 points to trade at 560 at the close. Duta Pertiwi Tbk (JK:DUTI) added 24.71% or 1080 points to end at 5450 and Rig Tenders Tbk (JK:RIGS) was up 24.57% or 86 points to 436 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jaya Konstruksi Manggala Pratama (JK:JKON), which lost 24.55% or 162 points to trade at 498 in late trade. Bank Woori Saudara Indonesia 1906 (JK:SDRA) declined 16.67% or 150 points to end at 750 and Sunson Textile Manufacturer (JK:SSTM) shed 15.70% or 95 points to 510.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 206 to 179 and 127 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.14% or 0.10 to $69.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $74.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.70 to trade at $1220.00 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.06% to 14437.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.02% to 10708.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 95.02.