Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Miscellaneous Industry, Basic Industry and Infrastructure sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite declined 0.37% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk (JK:INKP), which rose 20.43% or 190 points to trade at 1120 at the close. First Media Tbk (JK:KBLV) added 17.95% or 350 points to end at 2300 and Sejahteraraya Anugrahjaya Tbk (JK:SRAJ) was up 17.92% or 38 points to 250 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Batavia Prosperindo Int (JK:BPII), which lost 24.80% or 465.00 points to trade at 1410.00 in late trade. Colorpak Indonesia Tbk (JK:CLPI) declined 20.00% or 155 points to end at 620 and Wintermar Offshore Marine Tbk (JK:WINS) shed 15.97% or 76 points to 400.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 177 to 175 and 26 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.50% or 0.29 to $58.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.13% or 0.09 to hit $65.75 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.61% or 7.40 to trade at $1202.60 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.43% to 12980.0, while AUD/IDR fell 1.30% to 10110.35.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 95.06.