Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Miscellaneous Industry, Financials and Manufacturing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite added 2.35% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Buana Listya Tama Tbk PT (JK:BULL), which rose 12.12% or 8 points to trade at 74 at the close. Xl Axiata Tbk (JK:EXCL) added 11.73% or 305 points to end at 2905 and Astra International Tbk (JK:ASII) was up 11.27% or 600 points to 5925 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gowa Makassar Tourism Develop (JK:GMTD), which lost 10.00% or 900 points to trade at 8100 in late trade. Verena Multi Finance Tbk (JK:VRNA) declined 10.00% or 17 points to end at 153 and Ratu Prabu Energi Tbk (JK:ARTI) shed 9.91% or 23 points to 209.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 191 to 141 and 48 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.42% or 0.20 to $46.06 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.10% or 0.05 to hit $49.30 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.04% or 0.40 to trade at $1137.20 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 1.71% to 14215.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.16% to 10347.00.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 96.04.