JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended lower 0.67% at 5280 on Thursday (Feb 5), but closed off its low as late buying helped cutting its losses. The index moved at range of 5254-5314 during the day trading.
Asian stocks were mostly lower and the euro slipped on Thursday after the European Central Bank said it would not accept Greek bonds as collateral – a robust early response to Athens’s efforts to renegotiate bailout terms with creditors, Reuters reported.
Astra International fell 2.27%, Bank Central Asia declined 1.44%, Bank Mandiri lost 1.1%, Perusahaan Negara slashed 2.33%, and Telkom shed 1.05%.
While BW Plantation jumped 4.9%, London Sumatera surged 4.48%, Adhi Karya hiked 3.52%, and Matahari Putra Prima lifted 2.92%.
Nymex’s crude oil fell 0.83% to US$48.05 per barrel while gold rose 0.14% to US$1,266.30 per ounce. The rupiah weakened back to Rp12,653 against the US dollar.