Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Infrastructure, Basic Industry and Consumer Industry sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite fell 0.73% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Kobexindo Tractors Tbk (JK:KOBX), which rose 35.00% or 42 points to trade at 162 at the close. Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) added 34.97% or 57 points to end at 220 and Asia Pacific Fibers Tbk (JK:POLY) was up 34.78% or 40 points to 155 in late trade.
Biggest losers included PT Cahayasakti Investindo Sukses Tbk (JK:CSIS), which lost 24.80% or 305 points to trade at 925 in late trade. Danasupra Erapacific Tbk (JK:DEFI) declined 19.23% or 250.00 points to end at 1050.00 and Bank Artos Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:ARTO) shed 11.76% or 24 points to 180.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 243 to 113 and 114 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.87% or 0.54 to $62.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.86% or 0.57 to hit $66.62 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 6.00 to trade at $1311.80 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.25% to 13750.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.05% to 10575.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 89.64.