Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Industry, Property and Mining sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite declined 2.08% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Steady Safe TBK PT (JK:SAFE), which rose 34.19% or 40 points to trade at 157 at the close. Indofarma Tbk (JK:INAF) added 21.11% or 760 points to end at 4360 and Fks Multi Agro Tbk (JK:FISH) was up 20.29% or 700 points to 4150 in late trade.
Biggest losers included PT Cahayasakti Investindo Sukses Tbk (JK:CSIS), which lost 24.73% or 340 points to trade at 1035 in late trade. Triwira Insanlestari Tbk (JK:TRIL) declined 19.12% or 13 points to end at 55 and Alumindo Light Metal Industry (JK:ALMI) shed 19.02% or 116 points to 494.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 331 to 83 and 94 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.18% or 0.13 to $72.89 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.58% or 0.45 to hit $77.91 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.00 to trade at $1253.10 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.90% to 14361.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.54% to 10472.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 94.98.