Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Industry, Basic Industry and Manufacturing sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite declined 0.68%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Maskapai Reasuransi Indonesia (JK:MREI), which rose 16.31% or 495 points to trade at 3530 at the close. Intermedia Capital Tbk (JK:MDIA) added 13.24% or 450 points to end at 3850 and Asuransi Multi Artha Guna Tbk (JK:AMAG) was up 10.57% or 37 points to 387 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Multifiling Mitra Indonesia (JK:MFMI), which lost 16.60% or 39 points to trade at 196 in late trade. Mitrabara Adiperdana Tbk (JK:MBAP) declined 15.38% or 200.00 points to end at 1100.00 and Bank Dinar Indonesia Tbk (JK:DNAR) shed 13.79% or 20.00 points to 125.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 196 to 117 and 34 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.27% or 0.17 to $60.10 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.28% or 0.18 to hit $63.67 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.07% or 0.80 to trade at $1173.70 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.09% to 13317.5, while AUD/IDR rose 0.89% to 10318.50.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 95.55.