Indonesia stocks higher at close of trade; IDX Composite Index up 0.17%

Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index gained 0.17%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Mitra Investindo Tbk (JK:MITI), which rose 34.74% or 66.00 points to trade at 256.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Humpuss Maritim Internasional Tbk PT (JK:HUMI) added 32.12% or 44.00 points to end at 181.00 and PT Wulandari Bangun Laksana Tbk (JK:BSBK) was up 30.19% or 16.00 points to 69.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Jembo Cable Company Tbk (JK:JECC), which fell 14.91% or 240.00 points to trade at 1,370.00 at the close. Indo Komoditi Korpora Tbk PT (JK:INCF) declined 9.76% or 4.00 points to end at 37.00 and Capitol Nusantara Indonesia (JK:CANI) was down 9.52% or 4.00 points to 38.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 355 to 355 and 135 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mitra Investindo Tbk (JK:MITI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 34.74% or 66.00 to 256.00. Shares in Humpuss Maritim Internasional Tbk PT (JK:HUMI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 32.12% or 44.00 to 181.00. Shares in PT Wulandari Bangun Laksana Tbk (JK:BSBK) rose to 52-week highs; rising 30.19% or 16.00 to 69.00.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.21% or 0.13 to $63.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.25% or 0.17 to hit $66.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 2.00 to trade at $3,431.00 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.50% to 16,348.50, while AUD/IDR rose 0.10% to 10,585.74.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 98.59.