JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended higher 0.26% at 5139 on Tuesday (Dec 12), but closed off its high as profit taking hit certain stocks. The index reached its high at 5151 today.
While a holiday hush settled over Asian markets on Tuesday after Wall Street closed at historic highs, Reuters reported.
Stocks in Shanghai slid on Tuesday, leading losses in Asia as a scarcity of funds weighed on the region’s second-largest stock market, marketwatch.com reported.
At Jakarta bourse, MNC Investama jumped 14.3%, Trada Maritim soared 16.3%, Aneka Tambang gained 4.06%, Astra International rose 2.1%, and Perusahaan Gas Negara increased 1.3%.
Construction stocks also gained. Adhi Karya climbed 3.67%, Waskita Karya hiked 2.95%, and Wijaya Karya lifted 2.54%,
While Bumi Resources dropped 7.69%, Borneo Lumbung lost 5.66%, Berau Coal slashed 4.55%, Matahari Putra Prima declined 1.74%, and Garuda Indonesia shed 2.5%.
Newly listed Golden Plantation gained 0.35% to Rp289 per share on its trading debut today. At morning session, the stock gained more than 4%.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 0.52% to US$55.55 per barrel and gold increased 0.19% to US$1,182.10 per ounce. The rupiah weakened further to Rp12,456 against the US dollar.