Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the fell 1.13% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Fortune Mate Indonesia Tbk (JK:), which rose 25.00% or 70.00 points to trade at 350.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Betonjaya Manunggal Tbk (JK:) added 24.86% or 90.00 points to end at 452.00 and Perdana Bangun Pusaka Tbk PT (JK:) 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:), which fell 20.59% or 42.00 points to trade at 162.00 at the close. Himalaya Energi Perkasa Tbk PT (JK:) declined 16.67% or 1.00 points to end at 5.00 and Gowa Makassar Tourism Develop (JK:) 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:) 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.
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