Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Industry and Infrastructure sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 0.39%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Bank Victoria International (JK:BVIC), which rose 34.85% or 46 points to trade at 178 at the close. Alakasa Industrindo Tbk (JK:ALKA) added 34.31% or 35 points to end at 137 and Sat Nusapersada Tbk (JK:PTSN) was up 33.33% or 36 points to 144 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Asuransi Multi Artha Guna Tbk PT (JK:AMAG), which lost 24.37% or 116 points to trade at 360 in late trade. Mas Murni Indonesia Tbk (JK:MAMI) declined 21.54% or 14.00 points to end at 51.00 and Wahana Ottomitra Multiartha (JK:WOMF) shed 20.71% or 41 points to 157.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 190 to 137 and 92 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.90% or 0.43 to $47.39 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.89% or 0.45 to hit $50.34 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.99% or 12.33 to trade at $1236.17 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.03% to 13316.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.75% to 9847.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 98.98.