Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Property and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 0.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Mitrabahtera Segara Sejati Tbk (JK:MBSS), which rose 25.00% or 145 points to trade at 725 at the close. Tira Austenite Tbk (JK:TIRA) added 22.22% or 30.00 points to end at 165.00 and Petrosea Tbk (JK:PTRO) was up 15.67% or 235 points to 1735 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Argha Karya Prima Ind Tbk (JK:AKPI), which lost 24.75% or 245 points to trade at 745 in late trade. Guna Timur Raya PT (JK:TRUK) declined 22.33% or 96 points to end at 334 and Asuransi Jasa Tania Tbk (JK:ASJT) shed 20.00% or 70.00 points to 280.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 201 to 155 and 139 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.60% or 0.41 to $68.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.21% or 0.15 to hit $73.21 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1226.80 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.11% to 14513.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.13% to 10729.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 94.29.