Indonesia stocks lower at close of trade; IDX Composite Index down 2.50%

Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Miscellaneous Industry and Basic Industry sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index lost 2.50%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Bank Harda Internasional Tbk PT (JK:BBHI), which rose 21.36% or 22 points to trade at 125 at the close. Meanwhile, Steady Safe TBK PT (JK:SAFE) added 18.28% or 17 points to end at 110 and Bank Yudha Bhakti Tbk (JK:BBYB) was up 15.94% or 22.00 points to 160.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ictsi Jasa Prima Tbk (JK:KARW), which fell 10.00% or 14 points to trade at 126 at the close. Mitra Pinasthika Mustika (JK:MPMX) declined 10.00% or 42 points to end at 378 and Nusantara Inti Corpora Tbk (JK:UNIT) was down 9.96% or 27.00 points to 244.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 211 to 79 and 37 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ictsi Jasa Prima Tbk (JK:KARW) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.00% or 14 to 126. Shares in Mitra Pinasthika Mustika (JK:MPMX) fell to all time lows; losing 10.00% or 42 to 378.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $41.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.08% or 0.04 to hit $44.90 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.12% or 1.30 to trade at $1054.90 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.34% to 13835.0, while AUD/IDR fell 0.22% to 9922.30.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.21% at 100.26.

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