Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Agriculture and Consumer Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite added 0.21% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Sinergi Megah Internusa Tbk PT (JK:NUSA), which rose 24.82% or 70 points to trade at 352 at the close. Visi Telekomunikasi Infrastruktur Tbk PT (JK:GOLD) added 19.71% or 82 points to end at 498 and Malacca Trust Wuwungan Insurance PT (JK:MTWI) was up 17.43% or 19 points to 128 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Multipolar Technology Tbk (JK:MLPT), which lost 17.82% or 155 points to trade at 715 in late trade. Trada Maritime Tbk (JK:TRAM) declined 15.85% or 58 points to end at 308 and Indonesia Pondasi Raya Tbk PT (JK:IDPR) shed 13.75% or 110 points to 690.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 193 to 193 and 114 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.06% or 0.04 to $69.34 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.77% or 0.57 to hit $74.50 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 3.70 to trade at $1228.10 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.22% to 14450.8, while AUD/IDR fell 0.21% to 10723.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 94.05.