Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Miscellaneous Industry, Manufacturing and Consumer Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite rose 1.58% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Lotte Chemical Titan Tbk (JK:FPNI), which rose 24.62% or 96 points to trade at 486 at the close. Asuransi Bintang Tbk (JK:ASBI) added 20.69% or 60.00 points to end at 350.00 and Atlas Resources Tbk (JK:ARII) was up 20.51% or 80 points to 470 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bakrie Sumatera Plantations (JK:UNSP), which lost 21.61% or 86 points to trade at 312 in late trade. Panasia Indo Resources Tbk (JK:HDTX) declined 15.25% or 90 points to end at 500 and Prima Alloy Steel Universal (JK:PRAS) shed 11.93% or 26 points to 192.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 184 to 120 and 120 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.00% or 0.49 to $49.35 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.10% or 0.57 to hit $52.38 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.96% or 23.55 to trade at $1224.25 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.64% to 13331.2, while AUD/IDR fell 0.21% to 10187.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 100.45.