Indonesia stocks higher at close of trade; IDX Composite Index up 2.00%

Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index rose 2.00%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Asia Sejahtera Mina Tbk (JK:AGAR), which rose 24.91% or 350.00 points to trade at 1,755.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Teknologi Karya Digital Nusa PT Tbk (JK:TRON) added 20.69% or 12.00 points to end at 70.00 and Bakrieland Development Tbk (JK:ELTY) was up 17.65% or 3.00 points to 20.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Bintang Samudera Mandiri Lines Tbk PT (JK:BSML), which fell 6.98% or 18.00 points to trade at 240.00 at the close. Mora Telematika Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:MORA) declined 6.98% or 90.00 points to end at 1,200.00 and Tifico Fiber Indonesia Tbk (JK:TFCO) was down 6.94% or 120.00 points to 1,610.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 526 to 169 and 135 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mora Telematika Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:MORA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.98% or 90.00 to 1,200.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.12% or 0.97 to $87.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.21% or 1.12 to hit $93.88 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.22% or 48.63 to trade at $3,951.87 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.41% to 18,220.40, while AUD/IDR rose 0.19% to 12,441.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 102.85.