JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) was down 0.19% to 4925 this morning opening following regional markets.
Asian equities fell and crude oil hovered near nine-month highs early on Friday as escalating civil war in Iraq hit risk appetite, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil increased 0.78% to US$107.36 per barrel in Asian trading while gold inched down 0.04% to US$1,273.50 per ounce.
Among losers were Astra International (-0.34%), Alam Sutera (-0.2%), Bank Mandiri (-0.25%), Bumi Serpong Damai (-0.95%), Jababeka (-0.8%), Timah (-0.7%), and Kalbe Farma (-0.6%). While Telkom gained 1.04%.