Indonesia shares lower at close of trade; Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite down 0.98%

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

At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite fell 0.98% to hit a new 1-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Duta Anggada Realty Tbk (JK:DART), which rose 34.91% or 59.00 points to trade at 228.00 at the close. Nusantara Voucher Distribution Tbk PT (JK:DIVA) added 34.71% or 42.00 points to end at 163.00 and Megapower Makmur TBK PT (JK:MPOW) was up 31.33% or 26.00 points to 109.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Bumi Teknokultura Unggul Tbk (JK:BTEK), which lost 25.00% or 1.00 points to trade at 3.00 in late trade. Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (JK:MPPA) declined 22.64% or 24.00 points to end at 82.00 and Express Transindo Utama Tbk (JK:TAXI) shed 20.00% or 1.00 points to 4.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 505 to 163 and 160 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 2.36% or 1.64 to $71.13 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.22% or 1.62 to hit $74.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 4.15 to trade at $2,745.05 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was down 0.61% to 15,751.95, while AUD/IDR fell 0.20% to 10,382.42.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 103.68.