Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Infrastructure, Basic Industry and Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 0.42%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Mahaka Media Tbk (JK:ABBA), which rose 33.33% or 18 points to trade at 72 at the close. Intan Baruprana Finance Tbk (JK:IBFN) added 28.26% or 26.00 points to end at 118.00 and Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) was up 18.35% or 29 points to 187 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jaya Trishindo Tbk PT (JK:HELI), which lost 21.31% or 130 points to trade at 480 in late trade. PT Cahayasakti Investindo Sukses Tbk (JK:CSIS) declined 19.17% or 185 points to end at 780 and Jakarta Kyoei Steel Works Tbk (JK:JKSW) shed 12.37% or 12 points to 85.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 221 to 139 and 118 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $63.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $68.06 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.72% or 9.60 to trade at $1330.60 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.08% to 13771.7, while AUD/IDR fell 0.35% to 10585.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 89.90.