Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Agriculture, Mining and Basic Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index gained 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Gunawan Dianjaya Steel Tbk (JK:GDST), which rose 34.78% or 32 points to trade at 124 at the close. Meanwhile, Saranacentral Bajatama Tbk (JK:BAJA) added 24.75% or 50 points to end at 252 and Krakatau Steel Persero Tbk (JK:KRAS) was up 24.27% or 125 points to 640 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Multi Prima Sejahtera Tbk (JK:LPIN), which fell 23.08% or 300 points to trade at 1000 at the close. PT Cahayasakti Investindo Sukses Tbk (JK:CSIS) declined 22.07% or 245 points to end at 865 and Wicaksana Overseas International (JK:WICO) was down 19.75% or 96 points to 390.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 189 to 156 and 96 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.75% or 0.87 to $48.79 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.80% or 0.94 to hit $51.30 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 2.85 to trade at $1264.95 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.14% to 13307.5, while AUD/IDR fell 0.36% to 9901.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 97.20.