JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower 0.2% at 5108 this morning as profit taking hit some stocks after yesterday’s gains.
While Asian stocks were mostly steady on Tuesday, halting the previous day’s slide after Wall Street rallied on upbeat earnings and relief over Portugal’s rescue of its largest listed bank.
Nymex’s crude oil inched up 0.06% to US$98.35 per barrel in Asian trading and gold up 0.02% to US$1,289.10 per ounce.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia fell 1.37%, Perusahaan Gas Negara dropped 2.46%, Bumi Resources declined 1.05%, and Bumi Resources Minerals down 1.79%. While Lippo Karawaci gained 1.36% and telkom up 0.93%.