Indonesia shares higher at close of trade; Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite up 0.53%

Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 0.53% to hit a new all time high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Barito Renewables Energy PT Tbk (JK:BREN), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 11,900.00 at the close. Victoria Care Indonesia Tbk Pt (JK:VICI) added 545.00% or 545.00 points to end at 645.00 and Bank Sinarmas Tbk (JK:BSIM) was up 460.00% or 690.00 points to 840.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Multipolar Tbk (JK:MLPL), which lost 1.22% or 1.00 points to trade at 81.00 in late trade. Intikeramik Alamasri Industri (JK:IKAI) declined 97.47% or 731.00 points to end at 19.00 and Bhuwanatala Indah Permai Tbk (JK:BIPP) shed 96.91% or 848.00 points to 27.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 339 to 328 and 169 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.44% or 0.97 to $68.28 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.35% or 0.95 to hit $71.56 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 3.40 to trade at $2,545.80 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.23% to 15,459.95, while AUD/IDR rose 0.11% to 10,306.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 101.74.