Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Infrastructure and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite added 0.56% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Mahaka Media Tbk (JK:ABBA), which rose 34.29% or 24 points to trade at 94 at the close. MD Pictures Tbk PT (JK:FILM) added 25.00% or 190 points to end at 950 and Sumber Energi Andalan Tbk PT (JK:ITMA) was unchanged 0.00% or 0 points to 1000 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Reliance Securities Tbk (JK:RELI), which lost 20.45% or 54 points to trade at 210 in late trade. Yanaprima Hastapersada Tbk (JK:YPAS) declined 15.57% or 95 points to end at 515 and Trikomsel Oke Tbk (JK:TRIO) shed 13.42% or 40 points to 258.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 221 to 187 and 127 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.42% or 1.28 to $54.23 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 2.40% or 1.48 to hit $63.17 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 5.60 to trade at $1245.20 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.04% to 14326.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.19% to 10456.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 96.387.