Indonesia shares lower at close of trade; Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite down 1.51%

Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite lost 1.51%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Victoria Care Indonesia Tbk Pt (JK:VICI), which rose 540.00% or 540.00 points to trade at 640.00 at the close. Ulima Nitra PT (JK:UNIQ) added 438.14% or 517.00 points to end at 635.00 and Bank Mega Tbk (JK:MEGA) was up 318.75% or 3,825.00 points to 5,025.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk PT (JK:BLTA), which lost 99.76% or 8,480.00 points to trade at 20.00 in late trade. Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (JK:MPPA) declined 99.26% or 7,097.00 points to end at 53.00 and Duta Anggada Realty Tbk (JK:DART) shed 97.33% or 7,300.00 points to 200.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 447 to 251 and 141 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.35% or 0.25 to $71.31 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.27% or 0.20 to hit $74.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 2.40 to trade at $2,679.40 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was down 0.12% to 15,104.20, while AUD/IDR fell 0.30% to 10,390.90.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 100.14.