Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 1.51%

Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index fell 1.51%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Victoria Care Indonesia Tbk Pt (JK:VICI), which rose 540.00% or 540.00 points to trade at 640.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ulima Nitra PT (JK:UNIQ) added 438.14% or 517.00 points to end at 635.00 and Bank Mega Tbk (JK:MEGA) was up 318.75% or 3,825.00 points to 5,025.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk PT (JK:BLTA), which fell 99.76% or 8,480.00 points to trade at 20.00 at the close. Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (JK:MPPA) declined 99.26% or 7,097.00 points to end at 53.00 and Duta Anggada Realty Tbk (JK:DART) was down 97.33% or 7,300.00 points to 200.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 450 to 248 and 141 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.32% or 0.23 to $71.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.26% or 0.19 to hit $74.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 2.45 to trade at $2,679.45 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was down 0.12% to 15,103.90, while AUD/IDR fell 0.32% to 10,389.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 100.14.