Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Industry, Trade and Infrastructure sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite lost 0.53%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Arita Prima Indonesia Tbk (JK:APII), which rose 25.26% or 48 points to trade at 238 at the close. Capitol Nusantara Indonesia (JK:CANI) added 21.43% or 120 points to end at 680 and Millennium Pharmacon International (JK:SDPC) was up 19.44% or 21 points to 129 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sigmagold Inti Perkasa Tbk (JK:TMPI), which lost 23.53% or 28 points to trade at 91 in late trade. Mas Murni Indonesia Tbk (JK:MAMI) declined 22.58% or 21.00 points to end at 72.00 and Intermedia Capital Tbk (JK:MDIA) shed 14.81% or 400 points to 2300.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 198 to 123 and 106 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.76% or 0.40 to $53.33 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.88% or 0.49 to hit $56.08 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 3.95 to trade at $1229.75 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.12% to 13314.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.43% to 10271.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 100.92.