Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 0.26%

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

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index lost 0.26%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Garda Tujuh Buana Tbk (JK: GTBO ), which rose 34.18% or 54.00 points to trade at 212.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hotel Sahid Jaya Tbk (JK: SHID ) added 24.64% or 170.00 points to end at 860.00 and Fast Food Indonesia Tbk (JK: FAST ) was up 24.46% or 68.00 points to 346.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Indah Prakasa Sentosa PT Tbk (JK: INPS ), which fell 14.61% or 26.00 points to trade at 152.00 at the close. Sumber Sinergi Makmur PT Tbk (JK: IOTF ) declined 14.42% or 15.00 points to end at 89.00 and Modern Internasional Tbk (JK: MDRN ) was down 14.29% or 1.00 points to 6.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 339 to 249 and 240 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.55% or 0.37 to $66.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.67% or 0.46 to hit $68.34 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 10.47 to trade at $3,353.37 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.27% to 16,189.60, while AUD/IDR fell 0.43% to 10,618.17.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 96.63.

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