JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) dropped 1.1% to 5044 at opening trade this morning extending yesterday’s correction.
Markets in Asia also fell on Thursday as traders awaited a policy decision from Japan’s central bank, and mulled dovish remarks from the U.S. Federal Reserve, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil fell 0.15% to US$58.49 per barrel in Asian trading this morning and gold declined 0.45% to US$1,204.60 per ounce.
Astra International dropped 3.2%, Bank Central Asia fell 2.96%, Bank Negara Indonesia declined 1.53%, Vale Indonesia shed 2.68%, Indofood slashed 2.99%, Indocement lost 2.65%, Unilever fell 2.9%, Telkom down 1.67%, and Pakuwon Jati dropped 4.73%.