By Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index added 0.44% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Pyridam Farma Tbk (JK:PYFA), which rose 34.48% or 60.00 points to trade at 234.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Royalindo Investa Wijaya (JK:INDO) added 34.21% or 39.00 points to end at 153.00 and Krida Jaringan Nusantara Tbk PT (JK:KJEN) was up 28.67% or 43.00 points to 193.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Geoprima Solusi Tbk PT (JK:GPSO), which fell 14.44% or 52.00 points to trade at 308.00 at the close. Bumi Teknokultura Unggul Tbk (JK:BTEK) declined 14.29% or 1.00 points to end at 6.00 and Indo Straits Tbk (JK:PTIS) was down 13.99% or 40.00 points to 246.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 330 to 299 and 218 ended unchanged.
Shares in Royalindo Investa Wijaya (JK:INDO) rose to 52-week highs; up 34.21% or 39.00 to 153.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.18% or 0.14 to $77.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.21% or 0.17 to hit $80.62 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.80 to trade at $2,747.90 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.24% to 16,376.20, while AUD/IDR rose 0.34% to 10,178.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 108.93.