JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended lower 0.74% to 5146 Tuesday (August 26), reversing early morning gain.
Asian equity markets were mostly lower on Tuesday as tensions over Ukraine took the shine off Wall Street’s overnight gains, cnbc.com reported.
Aneka Tambang fell 2.86%, Alam Sutera dropped 5.14%, Lippo Karawaci shed 4.02%, Jababeka lost 3.45%, and London Sumatra slashed 2.81%.
Other losers were Bank Rakyat Indonesia (-2%), Bank Negara Indonesia (-1.84%), Bumi Resources (1%), Vale Indonesia (-1.44%), Bank Tabungan Negara (-3%), Adhi Karya (-3.04%), Waskita Karya (-4.32%), and Wijaya Karya (-3.95%).
Among gainers were Adaro Energy (+3.25%), Hanson International (+3.05%), and Visi Media (+4.98%).
Nymex’s crude oil increased 0.14% to US$93.48 per barrel and gold rose 0.75% to US$1,288.50 per ounce. The rupiah was traded flat at Rp11,715 against the US dollar.