Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, Financials and Miscellaneous Industry sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite declined 1.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Pelayaran Nasional Bina Buana Raya (JK:BBRM), which rose 24.69% or 20 points to trade at 101 at the close. Jaya Trishindo Tbk PT (JK:HELI) added 24.49% or 120 points to end at 610 and Pudjiadi & Sons Tbk (JK:PNSE) was up 22.99% or 200 points to 1070 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Budi Starch & Sweetener Tbk (JK:BUDI), which lost 14.88% or 25 points to trade at 143 in late trade. Multi Prima Sejahtera Tbk (JK:LPIN) declined 14.50% or 145 points to end at 855 and Perdana Bangun Pusaka Tbk PT (JK:KONI) shed 14.29% or 50 points to 300.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 262 to 113 and 106 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.89% or 1.20 to $62.31 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.75% or 1.19 to hit $66.93 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.79% or 10.50 to trade at $1347.80 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.12% to 13764.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.09% to 10561.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 89.77.