JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower 0.95% at 4517 this morning following regional markets.
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 2.7% to US$41.88 per barrel in Asian trading this morning and gold declined 0.1% to US$1,053.70 per ounce.
Aneka Tambang fell 2.37%, XL Axiata lost 3.18%, Vale Indonesia shed 2.35%, Indofood slashed 2.78%, Jababeka dropped 2.2%, Perusahaan Gas Negara declined 2.38%, and Unilever dropped 3.1%.