Indonesia shares lower at close of trade; Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite down 1.13%

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 1.13% to hit a new 1-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Fortune Mate Indonesia Tbk (JK:FMII), which rose 25.00% or 70.00 points to trade at 350.00 at the close. Betonjaya Manunggal Tbk (JK:BTON) added 24.86% or 90.00 points to end at 452.00 and Perdana Bangun Pusaka Tbk PT (JK:KONI) was up 24.85% or 420.00 points to 2,110.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Megapolitan Developments Tbk (JK:EMDE), which lost 20.59% or 42.00 points to trade at 162.00 in late trade. Himalaya Energi Perkasa Tbk PT (JK:HADE) declined 16.67% or 1.00 points to end at 5.00 and Gowa Makassar Tourism Develop (JK:GMTD) shed 15.00% or 720.00 points to 4,080.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 400 to 216 and 213 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.76% or 1.27 to $70.72 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.80% or 1.36 to hit $74.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 11.65 to trade at $2,738.05 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.90% to 15,855.15, while AUD/IDR fell 0.36% to 10,405.31.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.50% at 104.87.