Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Miscellaneous Industry, Financials and Basic Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 0.58%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Bintang Mitra Semestaraya Tbk (JK:BMSR), which rose 34.52% or 58.00 points to trade at 226.00 at the close. Magna Finance Tbk (JK:MGNA) added 28.05% or 23.00 points to end at 105.00 and Visi Telekomunikasi Infrastruktur Tbk PT (JK:GOLD) was up 24.19% or 90 points to 462 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tunas Alfin Tbk (JK:TALF), which lost 22.01% or 92 points to trade at 326 in late trade. Panca Global Securities Tbk (JK:PEGE) declined 17.33% or 52.00 points to end at 248.00 and Malacca Trust Wuwungan Insurance PT (JK:MTWI) shed 15.00% or 30 points to 170.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 199 to 143 and 124 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.73% or 0.42 to $57.20 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.65% or 0.41 to hit $62.45 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.47% or 5.90 to trade at $1270.80 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.18% to 13546.2, while AUD/IDR rose 0.13% to 10297.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 93.27.