Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Miscellaneous Industry, Mining and Basic Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Energi Mega Persada Tbk (JK:ENRG), which rose 34.92% or 44 points to trade at 170 at the close. Benakat Integra Tbk (JK:BIPI) added 25.00% or 13 points to end at 65 and Wicaksana Overseas International (JK:WICO) was up 22.22% or 120 points to 660 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Arita Prima Indonesia Tbk (JK:APII), which lost 9.62% or 20 points to trade at 188 in late trade. Asuransi Dayin Mitra Tbk (JK:ASDM) declined 8.18% or 90 points to end at 1010 and Indonesia Pondasi Raya Tbk PT (JK:IDPR) shed 8.13% or 65 points to 735.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 186 to 168 and 122 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.13% or 0.09 to $68.61 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.87% or 0.64 to hit $74.08 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 4.80 to trade at $1230.30 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.69% to 14447.5, while AUD/IDR fell 0.11% to 10793.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 94.26.