Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Agriculture and Consumer Industry sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite declined 0.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Multipolar Tbk (JK:MLPL), which rose 31.91% or 30 points to trade at 124 at the close. Wismilak Inti Makmur Tbk (JK:WIIM) added 28.96% or 53 points to end at 236 and Citra Putra Realty Tbk PT (JK:CLAY) was unchanged 0.00% or 0 points to 595 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Yanaprima Hastapersada Tbk (JK:YPAS), which lost 13.18% or 85 points to trade at 560 in late trade. Kioson Komersial Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:KIOS) declined 10.76% or 170 points to end at 1410 and Tembaga Mulia Semanan Tbk (JK:TBMS) shed 9.18% or 95 points to 940.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 229 to 185 and 134 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.72% or 0.38 to $53.39 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.78% or 0.48 to hit $61.98 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 0.95 to trade at $1284.35 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.21% to 14180.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.02% to 10122.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 96.032.