Investing.com – Indonesia equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Miscellaneous Industry, Financials and Basic Industry sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Jakarta, the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite fell 1.60% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite were Maskapai Reasuransi Indonesia (JK:MREI), which rose 25.00% or 700 points to trade at 3500 at the close. Alakasa Industrindo Tbk (JK:ALKA) added 24.16% or 180 points to end at 925 and Metro Realty Tbk (JK:MTSM) was up 16.67% or 100 points to 700 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Surya Citra Media Tbk (JK:SCMA), which lost 18.78% or 695 points to trade at 3005 in late trade. Wilmar Cahaya Indonesia Tbk (JK:CEKA) declined 16.14% or 255 points to end at 1325 and Bank Mega Tbk (JK:MEGA) shed 9.09% or 200 points to 2000.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 229 to 94 and 42 ended unchanged on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 2.15% or 1.32 to $59.94 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 2.24% or 1.47 to hit $64.02 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.45% or 5.40 to trade at $1189.00 a troy ounce.
USD/IDR was up 0.27% to 13228.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.93% to 10177.50.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 96.26.