Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 0.78% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Prasidha Aneka Niaga Tbk (JK:PSDN), which rose 25.36% or 35 points to trade at 173 at the close. Renuka Coalindo Tbk (JK:SQMI) added 11.58% or 110 points to end at 1060 and Rukun Raharja Tbk (JK:RAJA) was up 11.46% or 26 points to 248 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Arita Prima Indonesia Tbk (JK:APII), which lost 10.00% or 24 points to trade at 216 in late trade. Maskapai Reasuransi Indonesia (JK:MREI) declined 9.97% or 875 points to end at 7900 and Plaza Indonesia Realty Tbk (JK:PLIN) shed 9.85% or 390 points to 3570.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 172 to 121 and 97 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.54% or 0.27 to $49.96 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.63% or 0.32 to hit $50.87 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.28% or 3.45 to trade at $1243.95 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.84% to 13240.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.67% to 9931.35.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.20% at 93.84.