Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the rose 0.27% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Sona Topas Tourism Industry (JK:), which rose 24.74% or 720.00 points to trade at 3,630.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Golden Flower Tbk PT (JK:) added 24.54% or 400.00 points to end at 2,030.00 and Link Net Tbk (JK:) was up 24.53% or 455.00 points to 2,310.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bangun Kosambi Sukses Pt Tbk (JK:), which fell 18.83% or 1,775.00 points to trade at 7,650.00 at the close. Pantai Indah Kapuk Dua Tbk PT (JK:) declined 19.17% or 2,650.00 points to end at 11,175.00 and Mulia Boga Raya PT (JK:) was down 15.14% or 140.00 points to 785.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 359 to 244 and 247 ended unchanged.
Shares in Link Net Tbk (JK:) rose to 52-week highs; up 24.53% or 455.00 to 2,310.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.12% or 0.09 to $75.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $79.08 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 10.49 to trade at $2,760.41 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.09% to 16,275.10, while AUD/IDR fell 0.10% to 10,183.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 108.23.
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