JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended higher 2.35% at 4446 Tuesday (Oct. 6), but closes off its high of 4465.
The prospect of a delay in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plan to raise interest rates and signs of some stability in oil and commodity markets boosted Asian stocks on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Astra International jumped 11.27%, Alam Sutera surged 7.04%, Bank Mandiri hiked 8.54%, XL Axiata lifted 11.73%, Indofood CBP climbed 5.7%, Kalbe Farma rose 9.38%, and Perusahaan Gas Negara gained 5.89%.
Other gainers were Adaro Energy (+4.67%), Bank Central Asia (+3.2%), Bank Rakyat Indonesia (+3.56%), Bank Negara Indonesia (+3.07%), Bumi Serpong Damai (+3.38%), Indocement (+3.2%), Telkom (+2.57%), Surya Citra Media (+6.79%), Global Mediacom (+6.77%), Pakuwon Jati (+4.36%), and Matahari Putra Prima (+7.07%),
Nymex’s crude oil fell 0.37% to US$46.09 per barrel and gold declined 0.13% to US$1,136.10 per ounce. The rupiah strengthened to Rp14,604 against the US dollar.