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Indonesia stocks higher at close of trade; IDX Composite Index up 0.53%

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

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index added 0.53% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index 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. Meanwhile, 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.

The worst performers of the session were Multipolar Tbk (JK:MLPL), which fell 1.22% or 1.00 points to trade at 81.00 at the close. Intikeramik Alamasri Industri (JK:IKAI) declined 97.47% or 731.00 points to end at 19.00 and Bhuwanatala Indah Permai Tbk (JK:BIPP) was down 96.91% or 848.00 points to 27.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 342 to 327 and 167 ended unchanged.

Shares in Barito Renewables Energy PT Tbk (JK:BREN) unchanged to all time highs; unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 11,900.00.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.43% or 0.96 to $68.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, 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 3.35 to trade at $2,545.75 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.22% to 15,459.25, while AUD/IDR rose 0.20% to 10,315.04.

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

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