JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) inched up 0.06% to 4198 this morning opening led by blue chip stocks.
Asian markets inched cautiously higher on Monday encouraged by record highs for Wall Street, though anxiety over a credit squeeze in China has weighed on shares there while adding to pressure on emerging market currencies, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil inched up 0.06% to US$99.32 per barrel in Asian trading and gold increased 0.8% to US$1,203.70 per ounce.
In Jakarta bourse, Alam Sutera gained 1.16%, Bank Rakyat Indonesia rose 1.46%, Jababeka increased 2.06%, and London Sumatra hiked 1.57%.