JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended higher 0.8% at 4409 Tuesday (Dec. 15), supporting by the buying in afternoon trade.
Asian shares edged up on Tuesday, but moved off their session highs amid caution about volatile crude oil prices and ahead of this week’s widely anticipated U.S. interest rate increase, Reuters reported.
Astra International gained 2.45%, Bank Mandiri rose 1.45%, XL Axiata hiked 3.1%, Indofood CBP lifted 3.62%, Vale Indonesia jumped 7.97%, Indocement climbed 4.64%, Bukit Asam surged 7.3%, Timah gained 5.46%, United Tractors jumped 10.36%, and Perusahaan Gas Negara rose 3.89%.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 0.1% to US$36.35 per barrel while gold declined 0.1% to US$1,062.30 per ounce. The rupiah was traded flat at Rp14,065 against the US dollar.