Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Consumer Industry and Manufacturing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 0.22% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Semen Baturaja Persero Tbk (JK:SMBR), which rose 25.00% or 225 points to trade at 1125 at the close. Bank Yudha Bhakti Tbk (JK:BBYB) added 24.32% or 45.00 points to end at 230.00 and Fortune Mate Indonesia Tbk (JK:FMII) was up 21.88% or 140 points to 780 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pelangi Indah Canindo Tbk (JK:PICO), which lost 10.00% or 19 points to trade at 171 in late trade. Kedaung Indah Can Tbk (JK:KICI) declined 9.77% or 26 points to end at 240 and Champion Pacific Indonesia Tbk (JK:IGAR) shed 9.68% or 75 points to 700.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 170 to 164 and 82 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.95% or 0.38 to $40.44 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.09% or 0.46 to hit $42.60 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.47% or 6.35 to trade at $1365.95 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.42% to 13085.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.67% to 9877.15.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.41% at 95.36.