Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Agriculture, Miscellaneous Industry and Consumer Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 0.53%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Nusa Konstruksi Enjiniring Tbk (JK:DGIK), which rose 25.00% or 17 points to trade at 85 at the close. Unggul Indah Cahaya Tbk (JK:UNIC) added 24.79% or 435.00 points to end at 2190.00 and Protech Mitra Perkasa Tbk PT (JK:OASA) was up 24.73% or 90 points to 454 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bank Mayapada Internasional (JK:MAYA), which lost 25.00% or 800 points to trade at 2400 in late trade. Atlas Resources Tbk (JK:ARII) declined 24.69% or 120 points to end at 366 and Saraswati Griya Lestari Tbk (JK:HOTL) shed 19.44% or 35 points to 145.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 183 to 114 and 117 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.60% or 0.84 to $51.64 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.57% or 0.87 to hit $54.60 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.08% or 0.95 to trade at $1213.85 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.39% to 13355.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.16% to 10102.65.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.33% at 100.59.