Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Miscellaneous Industry and Basic Industry sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite fell 0.79%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Saranacentral Bajatama Tbk (JK:BAJA), which rose 21.28% or 30 points to trade at 171 at the close. Lion Metal Works Tbk (JK:LION) added 18.18% or 150.00 points to end at 975.00 and Lionmesh Prima Tbk (JK:LMSH) was up 15.00% or 75 points to 575 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Plaza Indonesia Realty Tbk (JK:PLIN), which lost 10.00% or 355 points to trade at 3195 in late trade. Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) declined 9.88% or 17 points to end at 155 and Island Concepts Indonesia Tbk (JK:ICON) shed 9.84% or 36 points to 330.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 176 to 109 and 97 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.07% or 0.03 to $41.73 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.09% or 0.04 to hit $44.14 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.46% or 5.80 to trade at $1242.50 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.15% to 13215.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.84% to 10167.50.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.14% at 94.94.