Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Miscellaneous Industry and Trade sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 2.85% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Tira Austenite Tbk (JK:TIRA), which rose 21.86% or 40.000 points to trade at 223.000 at the close. Cardig Aero Services Tbk (JK:CASS) added 17.92% or 190 points to end at 1250 and Bank Mitraniaga Tbk (JK:NAGA) was up 16.04% or 30 points to 217 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk (JK:INRU), which lost 10.00% or 45 points to trade at 405 in late trade. Bank Harda Internasional Tbk PT (JK:BBHI) declined 9.91% or 11 points to end at 100 and Golden Eagle Energy Tbk (JK:SMMT) shed 9.88% or 8 points to 73.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 170 to 114 and 90 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.28% or 0.41 to $32.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.74% or 0.26 to hit $34.72 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 0.09% or 1.00 to trade at $1158.50 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.48% to 13597.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.19% to 9792.30.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 96.65.