JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – While profit taking hit regional markets this morning, composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) gained further 1.3% to 4,665.

In regional, Shanghai, Japan’s Nikkei, Korea’s KOSPI, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng were in red.

In Jakarta bourse, Alam Sutera gained 5.63%, Bank Rakyat Indonesia rose 3.97%, Bank Negara Indonesia increased 1.19%, Bank Mandiri advanced 1.18%, and Telkom climbed 3.86%.

Other gainers were Waskita Karya (+1.35%), Adaro Energy (+1.43%), and Bumi Resources (+4.08%).

Nymex’s crude oil inched down 0.1% to US$104.80 per barrel in Asian trading this morning.