By Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index rose 1.68%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Era Media Sejahtera Tbk PT (JK:DOOH), which rose 35.00% or 21.00 points to trade at 81.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sinergi Inti Andalan Prima Tbk PT (JK:INET) added 31.43% or 22.00 points to end at 92.00 and Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada (JK:CMNP) was up 24.89% or 590.00 points to 2,960.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sarana Mitra Luas Tbk PT (JK:SMIL), which fell 30.43% or 49.00 points to trade at 112.00 at the close. Raja Roti Cemerlang Tbk Pt (JK:BRRC) declined 25.00% or 56.00 points to end at 168.00 and Geoprima Solusi Tbk PT (JK:GPSO) was down 24.87% or 143.00 points to 432.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 344 to 304 and 195 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sinergi Inti Andalan Prima Tbk PT (JK:INET) rose to 52-week highs; up 31.43% or 22.00 to 92.00. Shares in Raja Roti Cemerlang Tbk Pt (JK:BRRC) fell to all time lows; losing 25.00% or 56.00 to 168.00. Shares in Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada (JK:CMNP) rose to 5-year highs; rising 24.89% or 590.00 to 2,960.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.60% or 0.46 to $76.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.50% or 0.40 to hit $80.32 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.63% or 16.86 to trade at $2,699.16 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.62% to 16,340.50, while AUD/IDR rose 0.39% to 10,137.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 109.00.