Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Infrastructure, Basic Industry and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index rose 1.62%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI), which rose 34.57% or 28 points to trade at 109 at the close. Meanwhile, Asuransi Ramayana Tbk (JK:ASRM) added 25.00% or 550 points to end at 2750 and Fortune Mate Indonesia Tbk (JK:FMII) was up 14.61% or 65 points to 510 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kobexindo Tractors Tbk (JK:KOBX), which fell 9.85% or 13 points to trade at 119 at the close. Multifiling Mitra Indonesia (JK:MFMI) declined 9.82% or 22 points to end at 202 and Jaya Konstruksi Manggala Pratama (JK:JKON) was down 9.76% or 80 points to 820.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 203 to 110 and 44 ended unchanged.
Shares in Asuransi Ramayana Tbk (JK:ASRM) rose to all time highs; rising 25.00% or 550 to 2750. Shares in Fortune Mate Indonesia Tbk (JK:FMII) rose to all time highs; gaining 14.61% or 65 to 510.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.97% or 0.34 to $35.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.56% or 0.21 to hit $37.18 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.94% or 10.10 to trade at $1066.70 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.77% to 14017.0, while AUD/IDR rose 3.01% to 10202.50.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.42% at 98.82.