JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower but has regained 0.14% to 4547 this morning while regional markets were in red zone.
Asian shares dragged their feet on Tuesday after a healthcare mega-merger failed to impress investors while the dollar held firm near an eight-month high as investors grew more convinced of a U.S. rate hike next month, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil dropped 2.84% to US$39.39 per barrel in Asian trading this morning while gold rose 0.3% to US$1,069.90 per ounce.
Astra Agro gained 2.9%, London Sumatra jumped 5.6%, Telkom rose 3.04%, Perusahaan Gas Negara increased 1%, HM Sampoerna climbed 2.7%, Surya Citra Media hiked 2%, and Indosat lifted 1.36%.