Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Miscellaneous Industry and Manufacturing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 0.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Greenwood Sejahtera Tbk (JK:GWSA), which rose 25.81% or 24 points to trade at 117 at the close. Bank Mayapada Internasional (JK:MAYA) added 23.74% or 330 points to end at 1720 and Jakarta Kyoei Steel Works Tbk (JK:JKSW) was up 23.08% or 15 points to 80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI), which lost 9.94% or 16 points to trade at 145 in late trade. Dwi Aneka Jaya Kemasindo Tbk (JK:DAJK) declined 9.91% or 22.00 points to end at 200.00 and Bayu Buana Tbk (JK:BAYU) shed 9.89% or 90 points to 820.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 181 to 121 and 44 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.88% or 0.39 to $43.82 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.24% or 0.12 to hit $47.98 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1088.60 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.04% to 13595.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.19% to 9590.80.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.21% at 99.06.