JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock EXchange (IDX) ended up 0.24% at 4524 Friday (Jan. 15) while regional markets closed in red zone.
Asian stocks slumped to 3-1/2-year lows on Friday as brief gains earlier in the session gave way to renewed pressure on oil prices and disappointing Chinese data, ratcheting up investor concerns about the global economy, Reuters reported.
Aneka Tambang gained 1.6%, Japfa Comfeed rose 1.7%, Astra Internastional hiked 2.1%, Indofood CBP lifted 1.26%, Vale Indonesia climbed 1.06%, Perusahaan Gas Negara surged 1.34%, and Timah gained 2.43%.
Nymex’s dropped 3.43% to US$30.13 per barrel while gold rose 0.94% to US$1,083.60 per ounce. The rupiah weakened to Rp13,886 against the US dollar.