JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened down 0.35% at 4,501 this morning while regional markets were mostly down.

Investors are awaiting The U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on itds ultra-easy monetary policy. Some expect US Fed will announce a small reduction in its bond buying.

Nymex’s crude oil inched up 0.09% to US$105.51 per barrel in Asian trading this morning.

In Jakarta bourse, Charoen Pokphan fell 2.55%, Media Nusantara Citra declined 1.5%, Aneka Tambang down 0.68%, Japfa Comfeed lost 2.58%, Astra International shed 1.48%, Bank Mandiri dropped 3.89%, and Telkom fell 1.1%.