Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the added 0.40% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Sekar Laut Tbk (JK:), which rose 26.58% or 42.00 points to trade at 200.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Modern Internasional Tbk (JK:) added 25.00% or 1.00 points to end at 5.00 and Mnc Sky Vision Tbk (JK:) was up 22.03% or 13.00 points to 72.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:), which fell 50.00% or 1.00 points to trade at 1.00 at the close. Berkah Beton Sadaya Tbk PT (JK:) declined 25.00% or 1.00 points to end at 3.00 and Graha Andrasentra Propertindo Tbk PT (JK:) was down 16.67% or 1.00 points to 5.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 288 to 286 and 257 ended unchanged.
Shares in Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:) fell to all time lows; down 50.00% or 1.00 to 1.00. Shares in Berkah Beton Sadaya Tbk PT (JK:) fell to all time lows; losing 25.00% or 1.00 to 3.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.43% or 0.35 to $81.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.38% or 0.33 to hit $85.42 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 3.25 to trade at $2,366.75 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.01% to 16,283.10, while AUD/IDR rose 0.03% to 10,972.37.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 104.75.
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