JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended higher 1.06% at 4378 Thursday (Sept. 17) inline with regional.
World stocks inched to a three-week high on Thursday while the dollar drifted lower against other currencies, as investors consolidated positions ahead of a nail-biting U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision, Reuters reported.
Adaro Energy gained 2.63%, AKR Corporindo rose 3.59%, Bank Central Asia hiked 3.16%, Bank Rakyat Indonesia jumped 4.43%, Indofood CBP lifted 4.6%, Vale Indonesia surged 6.54%, Kalbe Farma climbed 4.3%, Perusahaan Gas Negara gained 3.53%, and Timah jumped 5.79%.
Other gainers were Matahari Department Store (+6.55%), Surya Citra Media (+3.65%), Bank Tabungan Negara (+5.94%), and Adhi Karya (+5.18%).
Nymex’s crude oil fell 0.83% to US$46.76 per barrel and gold inched down 0.06% to US$1,118.30 per ounce. The rupiah was relative flat, trading at Rp14,452 against the US dollar.