JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended higher 0.21% at 5188 on Friday (Dec 5), closed flat as profit taking cut earlier gains. The index reached its high at 5206 today.
Asian shares drifted while the dollar marked time on Friday ahead of the key U.S. jobs report later in the session that could help it retake ground lost to the euro overnight, Reuters reported.
BW Plantation jumped 4.83%, London Sumatra climbed 1%, Astra International gained 1.79%, and Vale Indonesia hiked 1.85%. Hanson International also rose 1.49% and Garuda lifted 3.67%.
While Adaro Energy fell 1.3%, Aneka Tambang declined 1.53%, Jababeka lost 1.29%, Kalbe Farma shed 1.1%, and Pakuwon Jati dropped 2.83%.
Nymex’s crude oil declined 0.9% to US$66.20 per barrel and gold fell 0.39% to US$1,203 per ounce. The rupiah strengthened to Rp12,296 against the US dollar.