Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Agriculture, Infrastructure and Basic Industry sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite declined 3.10% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Dharma Samudera Fishing Tbk (JK:DSFI), which rose 10.00% or 16 points to trade at 176 at the close. Golden Retailindo Tbk (JK:GOLD) added 8.70% or 20 points to end at 230 and Hanson International Tbk Prf (JK:MYRX_p) was up 8.00% or 4 points to 50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Indomobil Multi Jasa Tbk (JK:IMJS), which lost 23.19% or 109 points to trade at 361 in late trade. Kabelindo Murni Tbk (JK:KBLM) declined 22.06% or 30 points to end at 106 and Wahana Pronatural (JK:WAPO) shed 21.62% or 16 points to 58.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 291 to 39 and 34 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.08% or 0.47 to $43.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.64% or 0.32 to hit $50.03 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.86% or 9.50 to trade at $1117.20 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.62% to 13810.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.66% to 9859.90.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.61% at 96.64.