Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Infrastructure, Basic Industry and Consumer Industry sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite fell 1.88% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Indorama Synthetics Tbk (JK:INDR), which rose 24.91% or 730 points to trade at 3660 at the close. PT Dafam Property Indonesia Tbk (JK:DFAM) added 24.53% or 130 points to end at 660 and Multipolar Technology Tbk (JK:MLPT) was up 18.94% or 125 points to 785 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Intermedia Capital Tbk (JK:MDIA), which lost 15.71% or 44 points to trade at 236 in late trade. Bank Agris Tbk (JK:AGRS) declined 14.89% or 70.00 points to end at 400.00 and Marga Abhinaya Abadi Tbk PT (JK:MABA) shed 12.98% or 85 points to 570.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 303 to 82 and 94 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.23% or 0.87 to $69.86 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.92% or 0.70 to hit $75.47 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 4.50 to trade at $1309.60 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.05% to 14051.8, while AUD/IDR fell 0.49% to 10476.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 92.92.