Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 1.80% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Jakarta, the fell 1.80% to hit a new 3-months low.

The best performers of the session on the were Steady Safe TBK PT (JK:), which rose 34.07% or 62.00 points to trade at 244.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Pembangunan Graha Lestari Tbk (JK:) added 33.77% or 51.00 points to end at 202.00 and PT Dewi SHRI Farmindo Tbk (JK:) was up 14.44% or 13.00 points to 103.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Himalaya Energi Perkasa Tbk PT (JK:), which fell 20.00% or 1.00 points to trade at 4.00 at the close. J Resources Asia Pasifik Tbk (JK:) declined 20.00% or 60.00 points to end at 240.00 and Lion Metal Works Tbk (JK:) was down 17.02% or 80.00 points to 390.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 577 to 95 and 159 ended unchanged.

Shares in PT Dewi SHRI Farmindo Tbk (JK:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 14.44% or 13.00 to 103.00.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.33% or 0.94 to $69.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.45% or 0.33 to hit $73.06 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.90% or 23.86 to trade at $2,629.44 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 1.27% to 16,290.00, while AUD/IDR rose 1.35% to 10,211.63.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 107.79.