JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended up 0.12% at 4898 Tuesday (April 22) inline with regional markets. IDX moved at range of 4858 to 4898.
The index opened in green at morning trade but turned into negative territory since 10 am Jakarta time.
During the afternoon session, the index recovered and turned into green zone thanks to the buying ahead of the market close.
Aneka Tambang gained 1.76%, Bank Rakyat Indonesia rose 1.49%, Bumi Serpong Damai increased 1.56%, Vale Indonesia jumped 4.47%, Kalbe Farma hiked 1.65%, and Timah surged 9.78%.
Among losers were Bank Central Asia (-1.12%), Jababeka (-3.02%), Lippo Karawaci (-3.18%), Adhi Karya (-3.13%), and Multipolar (-3.17%).
Nymex’s crude oil declined 0.38% to US$103.26 per barrel while gold increased 0.18% to US$1,290.90 per ounce. The rupiah weakened further to Rp11,486 against the US Dollar.