Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, Consumer Industry and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite declined 0.30%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Bank Pundi Indonesia Tbk (JK:BEKS), which rose 34.44% or 31 points to trade at 121 at the close. Nusa Konstruksi Enjiniring Tbk (JK:DGIK) added 34.00% or 17 points to end at 67 and Central Proteina Prima Tbk (JK:CPRO) was up 34.00% or 17 points to 67 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sugih Energy Tbk (JK:SUGI), which lost 10.00% or 26 points to trade at 234 in late trade. Fortune Indonesia Tbk (JK:FORU) declined 10.00% or 65 points to end at 585 and Bank Windu Kentjana Int (JK:MCOR) shed 9.57% or 22 points to 208.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 162 to 152 and 92 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.26% or 0.54 to $42.23 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.91% or 0.41 to hit $44.57 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.91% or 12.25 to trade at $1358.95 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.14% to 13087.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.86% to 10065.05.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.53% at 95.55.