Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Basic Industry and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index rose 0.54% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Bank Permata Tbk (JK:BNLI), which rose 24.73% or 225 points to trade at 1135 at the close. Meanwhile, Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (JK:TPIA) added 18.31% or 650 points to end at 4200 and Medco Energi Internasional Tbk (JK:MEDC) was up 14.44% or 200 points to 1585 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Duta Anggada Realty Tbk (JK:DART), which fell 10.00% or 50 points to trade at 450 at the close. Global Teleshop Tbk (JK:GLOB) declined 10.00% or 50 points to end at 450 and Multifiling Mitra Indonesia (JK:MFMI) was down 9.96% or 26 points to 235.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 155 to 139 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (JK:TPIA) rose to 52-week highs; up 18.31% or 650 to 4200.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.29% or 0.13 to $44.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.35% or 0.16 to hit $45.96 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.59% or 7.40 to trade at $1261.80 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was down 0.25% to 13143.0, while AUD/IDR rose 0.34% to 10324.00.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 94.46.