Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Industry, Manufacturing and Infrastructure sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite lost 2.61% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Batavia Prosperindo Int (JK:BPII), which rose 25.00% or 375.00 points to trade at 1875.00 at the close. Darya-Varia Laboratoria Tbk (JK:DVLA) added 17.57% or 260 points to end at 1740 and Ancora Indonesia Resources Tbk (JK:OKAS) was up 12.20% or 10 points to 92 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Maskapai Reasuransi Indonesia (JK:MREI), which lost 21.59% or 800 points to trade at 2905 in late trade. Pudjiadi Prestige Tbk (JK:PUDP) declined 21.50% or 89 points to end at 325 and Lotte Chemical Titan Tbk (JK:FPNI) shed 14.29% or 13 points to 78.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 276 to 90 and 31 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.62% or 0.35 to $56.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.26% or 0.17 to hit $64.47 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.68% or 8.30 to trade at $1205.60 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.10% to 12932.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.75% to 10297.00.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 96.05.