Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Agriculture, Infrastructure and Miscellaneous Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 0.81%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were PP London Sumatra Indonesia (JK:LSIP), which rose 12.29% or 145 points to trade at 1325 at the close. Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (JK:AALI) added 11.76% or 1400 points to end at 13300 and Eagle High Plantations Tbk (JK:BWPT) was up 11.21% or 24 points to 238 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Yanaprima Hastapersada Tbk (JK:YPAS), which lost 21.35% or 190 points to trade at 700 in late trade. Indonesia Pondasi Raya Tbk PT (JK:IDPR) declined 9.09% or 70 points to end at 700 and Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia Tbk PT (JK:GMFI) shed 7.89% or 18 points to 210.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 187 to 183 and 128 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.22% or 0.82 to $66.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.88% or 0.64 to hit $71.82 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 7.90 to trade at $1192.80 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.35% to 14658.7, while AUD/IDR rose 0.19% to 10610.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 96.73.