JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened down 0.38% at 4953 this morning inline with regional markets.
Asian shares slipped on Thursday after Wall Street shares stepped back from record levels while civil war in Iraq supported oil prices, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil increased 0.16% to US$104.57 per barrel in Asian trading while gold inched down 0.02% to US$1,261 per ounce.
Coal miner Adaro Energy fell 2.26% while Bumi Resources was flat. Trading in BUMI was halted on Wednesday due to bond coupon payment issue.
Other losers were Bank Rakyat Indonesia (-0.9%), Vale Indonesia (-1.06%), Kalbe Farma (-1.2%), Aneka Tambang (-1.29%), and Astra International (-1%).