Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Infrastructure, Consumer Industry and Miscellaneous Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite added 1.32% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI), which rose 29.19% or 47 points to trade at 208 at the close. Wintermar Offshore Marine Tbk (JK:WINS) added 28.39% or 44 points to end at 199 and Asiaplast Industries Tbk (JK:APLI) was up 26.87% or 18 points to 85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Reliance Securities Tbk (JK:RELI), which lost 10.00% or 40 points to trade at 360 in late trade. Victoria Insurance Tbk PT (JK:VINS) declined 10.00% or 9 points to end at 81 and Sekar Bumi Tbk (JK:SKBM) shed 9.60% or 60 points to 565.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 205 to 89 and 85 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.95% or 0.75 to $37.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.71% or 0.69 to hit $39.70 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1258.80 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.35% to 13038.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.02% to 9847.80.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 96.47.