Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Industry, Miscellaneous Industry and Infrastructure sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite fell 1.96% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were PT Cahayasakti Investindo Sukses Tbk (JK:CSIS), which rose 22.98% or 370 points to trade at 1980 at the close. Sekar Laut Tbk (JK:SKLT) added 16.67% or 150.00 points to end at 1050.00 and Pelangi Indah Canindo Tbk (JK:PICO) was up 16.36% or 36 points to 256 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Indomobil Sukses Internasional (JK:IMAS), which lost 25.00% or 700 points to trade at 2100 in late trade. Sona Topas Tourism Industry (JK:SONA) declined 24.92% or 820 points to end at 2470 and Ancora Indonesia Resources Tbk (JK:OKAS) shed 24.77% or 53 points to 161.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 343 to 65 and 95 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.12% or 0.83 to $74.77 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.94% or 0.73 to hit $78.03 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 6.50 to trade at $1248.20 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.20% to 14384.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.97% to 10623.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 94.38.