IDX Gains 0.2% at Last Trading Day

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) gained 0.2% at 4580 at opening trade this morning. Today is last day trading for stocks for 2015. The Indonesia Stock Exchange (bourse) will close tomorrow for public holiday and New...

IDX Regains 0.14%, Asian Stocks Steady

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower this morning but has regained 0.14% to 4529. Asian stocks were steady in quiet trade on Monday, drawing heart after a rebound in crude oil that took prices away from...

IDX Opens Flat Ahead of Xmas

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened flat, only inched up 0.06%, at 4520 this morning. The market will be closed tomorrow (Dec. 24) and Friday (Dec. 25) for celebrating Christmas Day. Asia shares edged higher on...

Profit Taking Hits IDX

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened higher 0.06% at 4493 this morning but profit taking emerged. Hopes for a last-ditch Santa Claus rally are fading fast, as Asian markets were mixed Tuesday with little time to...

IDX Ends Higher 0.5%, Rupiah Rp13,872

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended higher 0.5% at 4490 Monday (Dec.21). Global stocks were mostly higher Monday following Wall Street’s decline as the impact of a long-awaited U.S. interest rate cut faded, AP...

Pertamina to Seek $4.2 Billion Loan

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina plans to seek loan of up to US$4.2 billion for funding its capital expenditure (capex) next year, Investor Daily reported this morning. Pertamina allocates capex of US$6-7 billion for 2016. It plans to...