Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Miscellaneous Industry, Financials and Basic Industry sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite declined 0.06% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Bank Qnb Indonesia Tbk (JK:BKSW), which rose 22.45% or 110 points to trade at 600 at the close. Indo Straits Tbk (JK:PTIS) added 20.00% or 150 points to end at 900 and Inti Kapuas Arowana Tbk (JK:IIKP) was up 18.16% or 345.00 points to 2245.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk (JK:INRU), which lost 23.81% or 125 points to trade at 400 in late trade. Lotte Chemical Titan Tbk (JK:FPNI) declined 14.95% or 16 points to end at 91 and Ancora Indonesia Resources Tbk (JK:OKAS) shed 12.77% or 12 points to 82.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 193 to 147 and 41 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.30% or 0.17 to $56.82 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.26% or 0.17 to hit $64.66 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.24% or 2.90 to trade at $1200.30 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.09% to 12958.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.53% to 10210.00.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.27% at 96.63.