Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Infrastructure and Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 1.06% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were PT Cahayasakti Investindo Sukses Tbk (JK:CSIS), which rose 24.73% or 90 points to trade at 454 at the close. Rig Tenders Tbk (JK:RIGS) added 24.41% or 62 points to end at 316 and Citra Putra Realty Tbk PT (JK:CLAY) was up 18.06% or 260 points to 1700 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fks Multi Agro Tbk (JK:FISH), which lost 22.22% or 800 points to trade at 2800 in late trade. Kimia Farma Persero Tbk (JK:KAEF) declined 10.06% or 330 points to end at 2950 and Shield On Service Tbk PT (JK:SOSS) shed 9.80% or 48 points to 442.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 231 to 174 and 125 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.07% or 0.04 to $54.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.57% or 0.35 to hit $61.89 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.78% or 10.20 to trade at $1320.10 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 1.08% to 13972.5, while AUD/IDR fell 0.72% to 10161.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 95.018.