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 added 1.35% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Bank Windu Kentjana Int (JK:MCOR), which rose 34.21% or 39 points to trade at 153 at the close. Harum Energy Tbk (JK:HRUM) added 21.94% or 215 points to end at 1195 and Renuka Coalindo Tbk (JK:SQMI) was up 17.65% or 180 points to 1200 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Equity Development Investment (JK:GSMF), which lost 9.57% or 11 points to trade at 104 in late trade. Centex Tbk Prf (JK:CNTX_p) declined 9.47% or 1600.00 points to end at 15300.00 and Bank Harda Internasional Tbk PT (JK:BBHI) shed 9.35% or 10 points to 97.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 173 to 135 and 101 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.18% or 0.08 to $45.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.39% or 0.18 to hit $46.84 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.50% or 6.65 to trade at $1325.65 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.08% to 13108.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.03% to 9852.60.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 97.18.