Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Infrastructure and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite added 0.45%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Asuransi Jasa Tania Tbk (JK:ASJT), which rose 34.44% or 62.00 points to trade at 242.00 at the close. Bekasi Asri Pemula Tbk (JK:BAPA) added 34.00% or 17 points to end at 67 and Metro Realty Tbk (JK:MTSM) was up 23.39% or 80 points to 422 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Goodyear Indonesia Tbk (JK:GDYR), which lost 25.00% or 500.00 points to trade at 1500.00 in late trade. Sekar Laut Tbk (JK:SKLT) declined 17.01% or 125.00 points to end at 610.00 and Dwi Aneka Jaya Kemasindo Tbk (JK:DAJK) shed 10.34% or 6.00 points to 52.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 159 to 140 and 114 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.23% or 0.12 to $52.87 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.47% or 0.26 to hit $55.34 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.38% or 4.55 to trade at $1193.25 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.10% to 13347.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.04% to 10105.20.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.28% at 100.19.