Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Industry, Property and Manufacturing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 0.48%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Bumi Citra Permai Tbk (JK:BCIP), which rose 35.00% or 35 points to trade at 135 at the close. Buana Listya Tama Tbk PT (JK:BULL) added 34.68% or 43 points to end at 167 and First Media Tbk (JK:KBLV) was up 22.08% or 265 points to 1465 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Arita Prima Indonesia Tbk (JK:APII), which lost 24.83% or 74 points to trade at 224 in late trade. Semen Baturaja Persero Tbk (JK:SMBR) declined 24.81% or 670 points to end at 2030 and Alakasa Industrindo Tbk (JK:ALKA) shed 23.61% or 68 points to 220.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 164 to 138 and 93 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.78% or 0.41 to $52.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.74% or 0.41 to hit $55.88 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.34% or 4.00 to trade at $1166.00 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.28% to 13415.5, while AUD/IDR rose 0.27% to 9752.00.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 103.01.