Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 1.59%

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

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index fell 1.59% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Super Energy Tbk PT (JK:SURE), which rose 1,512.90% or 2,345.00 points to trade at 2,500.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Gowa Makassar Tourism Develop (JK:GMTD) added 621.74% or 3,575.00 points to end at 4,150.00 and Ulima Nitra PT (JK:UNIQ) was up 1.57% or 10.00 points to 645.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Modern Internasional Tbk (JK:MDRN), which fell 99.88% or 6,792.00 points to trade at 8.00 at the close. Lenox Pasifik Investama Tbk PT (JK:LPPS) declined 99.33% or 8,095.00 points to end at 55.00 and Mitra International Resources (JK:MIRA) was down 99.23% or 1,166.00 points to 9.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 490 to 204 and 149 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ulima Nitra PT (JK:UNIQ) rose to all time highs; rising 1.57% or 10.00 to 645.00.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.56% or 0.38 to $68.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.71% or 0.51 to hit $72.05 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 8.50 to trade at $2,676.60 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.25% to 15,161.95, while AUD/IDR rose 0.52% to 10,492.71.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 100.01.