JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower 0.3% at 4,548 this morning, extended Monday’s losses, following regional markets. Nymex’s crude oil declined 0.16% to US$103.42 per barrel in Asian trading.

Asian share markets got off to a soggy start on Tuesday while currencies dithered in recent ranges as a dearth of major economic news left investors to chew on the outlook for monetary policy in the United states and Europe, Reuters reported.

In Jakarta bourse, Aneka Tambang fell 1.35%, Vale Indonesia declined 1.9%, Bumi Serpong Damai lost 1.27%, Lippo Karawaci dropped 2.34%, and Telkom down 2.2%.