Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Industry, Infrastructure and Trade sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index rose 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Bank Of India Indonesia Tbk (JK:BSWD), which rose 21.13% or 355 points to trade at 2035 at the close. Meanwhile, Equity Development Investment (JK:GSMF) added 17.05% or 15 points to end at 103 and Maskapai Reasuransi Indonesia (JK:MREI) was up 15.49% or 550 points to 4100 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Provident Agro Tbk (JK:PALM), which fell 16.30% or 110 points to trade at 565 at the close. Trias Sentosa Tbk (JK:TRST) declined 12.85% or 41 points to end at 278 and Jakarta Kyoei Steel Works Tbk (JK:JKSW) was down 10.59% or 9 points to 76.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 156 to 149 and 43 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.98% or 1.03 to $51.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.70% or 0.99 to hit $57.16 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.24% or 2.80 to trade at $1152.60 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.26% to 13325.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.11% to 9914.05.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 96.78.