JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended lower 0.34% at 4332 Wednesday (Sept. 16) while regional markets closed in green.
World share markets rose on Wednesday as investors braced for the possibility of the first interest rate hike in the United States in almost a decade, Reuters reported.
Adaro Energy lost 1.72%, Astra International fell 2.07%, Bank Negara Indonesia declined 1.03%, Bumi Serpong Damai shed 1.39%, Eagle High Plantations dropped 4.5%, Indocement lost 3.76%, Indo Tambangraya slasehd 3.16%, Semen Indonesia dropped 3%, and Unilever declined 1.47%.
While United Tractors gained 3.57%, Perusahaan Gas Negara rose 2.86%, Lippo Karawaci increased 2.62%, Vale Indonesia jumped 5.52%, XL Axiata hiked 2.49%, Charoen Pokphand lifted 2.3%, Sentul City surged 12.16%, and Multipolar jumped 5.5%.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 1.97% to US$45.47 per barrel and gold increased 0.39% to US$1,106.90 per ounce. The rupiah weakened further to Rp14,442 against the US dollar.