JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened flat this morning, only inched up 0.1% to 5493, inline with regional markets.
Shares in Hong Kong and Tokyo outperform the region to scale fresh multi-year highs early Thursday, Bloomberg reported. Other parts of Asia saw relatively muted gains as a near 7 percent slide in oil prices tapered the impact of an inspiring lead from Wall Street overnight.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 1.05% to US$50.95 per barrel in Asian trading this morning while gold fell 0.49% to US$1,197.20 per ounce.
Bumi Resources gained 1.23%, United Tractors rose 1.89%, while Bumi Resources Minerals fell 2.52%.