JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened higher 0.2% at 5243 this morning following regional markets.
Asian stocks inched higher on Thursday as the prospect of further stimulus from central banks in the region and Europe eclipsed disappointing U.S. data, which tripped up the dollar, Reuters reported.
Oil prices tumbled more than one percent to a four-year low as hopes for curbs in output by the OPEC faded.
Nymex’s crude oil fell 0.88% to US$73.04 per barrel in Asian trading while gold inched up 0.01% to US$1,197.60 per ounce.
Vale Indonesia gained 1.38%, Jababeka rose 1.3%, Lippo Karawaci increased 1.3%, London Sumatra climbed 1.5%, and Multipolar hiked 1.1%.