JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended lower 0.4% at 4781 on Tuesday (August 4), moving at range of 4772-4806 during the day trading.
Global stocks were uneven Tuesday as weak Chinese manufacturing weighed on sentiment and investors looked ahead to a U.S. jobs report later this week that could cement expectations for a Fed interest rate hike, AP reported.
Astra International fell 1.1%, Bank Mandiri declined 1.8%, Bumi Serpong Damai lost 1.36%, Eagle High Plantation shed 2.3%, Charoen Pokphand slashed 1.35%, XL Axiata slipped 1.79%, Gudang Garam lost 1.06%, Kalbe Farma fell 1.75%, and Telkom down 1.54%.
While mining stocks were the focus of buying. Aneka Tambang soared 24.2%, Vale Indonesia jumped 9.35%, Indo Tambangraya climbed 3.86%, Bukit Asam hiked 5.04%, and Timah surged 11.38%.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 1.45% to US$46.22 per barrel and gold inched up 0.05% to US$1,089.70 per ounce. The rupiah was traded flat at Rp13,495 against the US dollar.