JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened in green this morning but profit taking emerged. After 15 minutes of trading, the index cut gain to 0.06% to 5183.
Asian shares got off to a firm start on Tuesday as investors warmed up to the idea of more monetary stimulus by the European Central Bank to boost the sagging euro zone economy, Reuters reported.
Bumi Resources gained 2%, BW Plantation rose 1.5%, London Sumatra increased 1.28%, Multipolar hiked 1.26%, Hanson International lifted 1.53%, and Visi Media climbed 1.33%.
While Lippo Karawaci fell 1.79% and Global Mediacom lost 1.98%.
Nymex’s crude oil increased 0.17% to US$93.51 per barrel in Asian trading this morning while gold inched down 0.05% to US$1,276.80 per ounce.