Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Industry, Manufacturing and Miscellaneous Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 0.89% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Indo Kordsa Tbk (JK:BRAM), which rose 20.00% or 1125 points to trade at 6750 at the close. Metro Realty Tbk (JK:MTSM) added 17.65% or 60 points to end at 400 and Kabelindo Murni Tbk (JK:KBLM) was up 16.28% or 21 points to 150 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sona Topas Tourism Industry (JK:SONA), which lost 10.00% or 390 points to trade at 3510 in late trade. Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk (JK:AMRT) declined 10.00% or 60 points to end at 540 and Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk (JK:INRU) shed 9.73% or 36 points to 334.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 175 to 123 and 91 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.59% or 0.78 to $48.32 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.72% or 0.86 to hit $49.03 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.07% or 0.80 to trade at $1218.30 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.07% to 13658.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.56% to 9908.35.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 95.56.