Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the gained 0.25% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Bintang Oto Global Tbk PT (JK:), which fell 0.59% or 5.00 points to trade at 845.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (JK:) fell 0.21% or 10.00 points to end at 4,700.00 and Sumber Global Energy Tbk Pt (JK:) was up 337.04% or 364.00 points to 472.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Modern Internasional Tbk (JK:), which fell 99.93% or 6,795.00 points to trade at 5.00 at the close. Mitra International Resources (JK:) declined 99.66% or 1,171.00 points to end at 4.00 and Lippo Karawaci Tbk (JK:) was down 98.28% or 3,194.00 points to 56.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 354 to 293 and 181 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitra International Resources (JK:) fell to all time lows; falling 99.66% or 1,171.00 to 4.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.35% or 0.29 to $84.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.13% or 0.11 to hit $87.54 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 4.95 to trade at $2,374.35 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.29% to 16,289.35, while AUD/IDR fell 0.18% to 10,969.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 104.65.
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