Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Trade and Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite added 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Perdana Bangun Pusaka Tbk PT (JK:KONI), which rose 21.43% or 54 points to trade at 306 at the close. Panca Global Securities Tbk (JK:PEGE) added 19.05% or 48.00 points to end at 300.00 and Visi Telekomunikasi Infrastruktur Tbk PT (JK:GOLD) was up 15.60% or 85 points to 630 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Voksel Electric Tbk (JK:VOKS), which lost 22.46% or 62 points to trade at 214 in late trade. Alfa Energi Investama Tbk PT (JK:FIRE) declined 20.42% or 295 points to end at 1150 and Eratex Djaja Tbk (JK:ERTX) shed 11.59% or 16 points to 122.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 185 to 145 and 123 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.84% or 0.48 to $57.62 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.29% or 0.82 to hit $64.16 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.50 to trade at $1243.20 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.29% to 13597.2, while AUD/IDR rose 0.28% to 10278.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 94.00.