Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 1.13%

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

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index fell 1.13% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Fortune Mate Indonesia Tbk (JK:FMII), which rose 25.00% or 70.00 points to trade at 350.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Betonjaya Manunggal Tbk (JK:BTON) added 24.86% or 90.00 points to end at 452.00 and Perdana Bangun Pusaka Tbk PT (JK:KONI) was up 24.85% or 420.00 points to 2,110.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Megapolitan Developments Tbk (JK:EMDE), which fell 20.59% or 42.00 points to trade at 162.00 at the close. Himalaya Energi Perkasa Tbk PT (JK:HADE) declined 16.67% or 1.00 points to end at 5.00 and Gowa Makassar Tourism Develop (JK:GMTD) was down 15.00% or 720.00 points to 4,080.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 398 to 217 and 214 ended unchanged.

Shares in Perdana Bangun Pusaka Tbk PT (JK:KONI) rose to 52-week highs; rising 24.85% or 420.00 to 2,110.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.68% or 1.21 to $70.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.71% or 1.29 to hit $74.24 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 10.90 to trade at $2,738.80 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.89% to 15,854.55, while AUD/IDR fell 0.38% to 10,403.36.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.50% at 104.88.