JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended down 0.18% at 4537 Thursday (Dec. 3).
Asian stocks slipped and the dollar advanced on Thursday after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reinforced the case for an interest rate hike later this month, Reuters reported.
Aneka Tambang fell 2.7%, AKR Corporindo declined 1.98%, Alam Sutera shed 1.36%, Eagle High Plantations dropped 2.65%, Vale Indonesia lost 4.3%, Indika Energy fell 3.85%, Bukit Asam dropped 6.3%, and United Tractors slashed 2.7%.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 1.03% to US$40.35 per barrel while gold declined 0.48% to US$1,048.70 per ounce.