JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended higher 1.4% at 4509 Monday (August 31) . Foreign investors booked net buy of Rp313.07 billion.
While stocks in regional closed lower, as investors still concerned about growth in China and the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates, Reuters reported. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index closed 1.3% lower, hit by weak Japanese industrial output data while Chinese shares had another volatile session.
Nymex’s crude oil dropped 2.17% to US$44.34 per barrel and gold declined 0.21% to US$1,131.60 per ounce. The rupiah weakened back to Rp14,027 against the US dollar.