JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Property stocks gained this morning opening while profit taking hit certain stocks. Alam Sutera rose 1.28%.

While Bumi Serpong Damai and Lippo Karawaci gained 0.6% and 0.7% respectively.

Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) turned to flat after gaining in opening as markets in the region were mixed.

Also gained were Bank Rakyat Indonesia (+0.6%), Trada Maritim (+0.7%), Indonesia Air Transport (+3%), and Global Mediacom (+1%).

Among losers were Telkom, Bumi Resources, and Perusahaan Gas Negara.

Nymex’s crude oil inched up 0.08% to US$107 per barrel in Asian trading this morning.