JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended higher 1.9% to 4802 Friday (July 31) inline with regional markets.
China’s stock market rebounded while other Asian stocks also mostly gained Friday after data showed the U.S. economy posted solid growth during the second quarter, AP reported.
Investors focused buying shares of companies with positive earnings reports for the first half of 2015 period.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia jumped 6.95%, Bank Negara Indonesia surged 6.25%, Bank Central Asia gained 2.34%, Bank Internasional Indonesia hiked 7.95%, and Panin Bank climbed 3.9%.
Bumi Serpong Damai also gained 3.17%, Gudang Garam jumped 5.3%, Indofood rose 3.39%, Jasa Marga hiked 3.6%, Unilever lifted 3.9%, United Tractors surged 5.2%, Telkom climbed 2.4%, and Matahari Putra Prima jumped 4.5%.
While Aneka Tambang fell 3.06%, Vale Indonesia dropped 6%, and Bukit Asam lost 3.2%.
Nymex’s crude oil fell 1.24% to US$47.92 per barrel and gold declined 0.7% to US$1,081.10 per ounce. The rupiah weakened further to Rp13,481 against the US dollar.