Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Industry and Miscellaneous Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index rose 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Mas Murni Indonesia Tbk (JK:MAMI), which rose 33.33% or 17.00 points to trade at 68.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bintang Mitra Semestaraya Tbk (JK:BMSR) added 28.28% or 28.00 points to end at 127.00 and Metro Realty Tbk (JK:MTSM) was up 24.64% or 68 points to 344 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Qnb Indonesia Tbk (JK:BKSW), which fell 21.21% or 70 points to trade at 260 at the close. Kokoh Inti Arebama Tbk (JK:KOIN) declined 18.71% or 58 points to end at 252 and Arita Prima Indonesia Tbk (JK:APII) was down 15.89% or 34 points to 180.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 170 to 147 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mas Murni Indonesia Tbk (JK:MAMI) rose to 52-week highs; up 33.33% or 17.00 to 68.00. Shares in Arita Prima Indonesia Tbk (JK:APII) fell to 3-years lows; down 15.89% or 34 to 180.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.05% or 0.55 to $52.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.14% or 0.63 to hit $55.75 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 4.05 to trade at $1243.55 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.07% to 13288.2, while AUD/IDR fell 0.03% to 10154.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 100.19.