Indonesia shares higher at close of trade; Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite up 0.74%

Investing.com – Indonesia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite gained 0.74% to hit a new all time high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Sejahteraraya Anugrahjaya Tbk (JK:SRAJ), which rose 2,075.00% or 2,490.00 points to trade at 2,610.00 at the close. Bank Ina Perdana Tbk (JK:BINA) added 1,591.67% or 3,820.00 points to end at 4,060.00 and Victoria Care Indonesia Tbk Pt (JK:VICI) was up 535.00% or 535.00 points to 635.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk PT (JK:BLTA), which lost 99.75% or 8,479.00 points to trade at 21.00 in late trade. Equity Development Investment (JK:GSMF) declined 99.38% or 8,447.00 points to end at 53.00 and Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) shed 99.29% or 556.00 points to 4.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 335 to 331 and 177 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.20% or 0.84 to $70.72 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.09% or 0.80 to hit $74.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 9.65 to trade at $2,608.25 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was down 0.61% to 15,212.85, while AUD/IDR rose 0.35% to 10,389.17.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 100.35.