Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Agriculture, Property and Trade sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 0.41% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Protech Mitra Perkasa Tbk PT (JK:OASA), which rose 34.67% or 69 points to trade at 268 at the close. Saranacentral Bajatama Tbk (JK:BAJA) added 26.90% or 39 points to end at 184 and Samindo Resources Tbk (JK:MYOH) was up 25.00% or 119 points to 595 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tifico Fiber Indonesia Tbk (JK:TFCO), which lost 9.94% or 85 points to trade at 770 in late trade. Bintang Mitra Semestaraya Tbk (JK:BMSR) declined 9.80% or 10.00 points to end at 92.00 and Duta Pertiwi Nusantara Tbk (JK:DPNS) shed 9.74% or 38 points to 352.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 175 to 132 and 99 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.76% or 0.31 to $40.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.18% or 0.51 to hit $42.59 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.48% or 6.55 to trade at $1358.15 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.17% to 13167.5, while AUD/IDR rose 0.83% to 10062.70.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 95.64.