Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Miscellaneous Industry, Infrastructure and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index rose 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Golden Eagle Energy Tbk (JK:SMMT), which rose 34.95% or 36 points to trade at 139 at the close. Meanwhile, Exploitasi Energi Indonesia (JK:CNKO) added 34.48% or 20 points to end at 78 and Bank Mitraniaga Tbk (JK:NAGA) was up 32.67% or 49 points to 199 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tigaraksa Satria Tbk (JK:TGKA), which fell 10.00% or 470 points to trade at 4230 at the close. Akbar Indomakmur Stimec Tbk (JK:AIMS) declined 10.00% or 50 points to end at 450 and Dua Putra Utama Makmur PT (JK:DPUM) was down 9.96% or 115 points to 1040.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 188 to 108 and 102 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.87% or 0.68 to $37.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.68% or 0.65 to hit $39.39 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 0.21% or 2.60 to trade at $1233.60 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.58% to 13250.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.24% to 9840.65.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 96.84.