JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened higher 1.8% at 4283 this morning following regional markets.

Japanese stocks rose after a U.S. jobs report missed estimates, fueling speculation the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates lower for longer, Bloomberg reported.

Nymex’s crude oil rose 2.1% to US$45.68 per barrel and gold increased 2.03% to US$1,136.30 per ounce.

Bank Central Asia jumped 7.58%, Bank Danamon surged 5.1%, Bank Mandiri hiked 3.26%, Bumi Serpong Damai lifted 4.2%, Charoen Pokphand jumped 4.2%, and Semen Indonesia rose 3.57%.