Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Manufacturing and Miscellaneous Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 0.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Bumi Citra Permai Tbk (JK:BCIP), which rose 34.46% or 51 points to trade at 199 at the close. Magna Finance Tbk (JK:MGNA) added 34.34% or 34.00 points to end at 133.00 and Mitra Komunikasi Nusantara Tbk PT (JK:MKNT) was up 22.61% or 90 points to 488 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pikko Land Development Tbk (JK:RODA), which lost 23.55% or 114 points to trade at 370 in late trade. Panasia Indo Resources Tbk (JK:HDTX) declined 23.33% or 98 points to end at 322 and Sekar Laut Tbk (JK:SKLT) shed 20.54% or 190.00 points to 735.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 172 to 133 and 111 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.68% or 0.36 to $52.82 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.65% or 0.36 to hit $55.08 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.63% or 7.65 to trade at $1203.15 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.07% to 13341.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.74% to 10056.35.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.18% at 100.09.