Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Financials and Consumer Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 1.96% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Bank Pundi Indonesia Tbk (JK:BEKS), which rose 34.92% or 22 points to trade at 85 at the close. Asuransi Ramayana Tbk (JK:ASRM) added 24.50% or 610 points to end at 3100 and Bank Rakyat Indonesia Agroniaga (JK:AGRO) was up 23.18% or 70 points to 372 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cardig Aero Services Tbk (JK:CASS), which lost 9.74% or 95 points to trade at 880 in late trade. Maskapai Reasuransi Indonesia (JK:MREI) declined 9.62% or 500 points to end at 4700 and Hd Capital Tbk (JK:HADE) shed 9.41% or 8.00 points to 77.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 209 to 89 and 87 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.56% or 0.71 to $44.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.41% or 0.66 to hit $46.10 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.11% or 1.50 to trade at $1359.90 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.02% to 13103.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.19% to 9929.95.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.46% at 96.75.