JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened higher 0.3% at 4598 this morning following regional markets.
Asian shares advanced in early trade on Thursday, while growing bets the European Central Bank was gearing up to deliver further stimulus steps kept the euro under pressure, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 0.1% to US$43.08 per barrel in Asian trading this morning and gold increased 0.15% to US$1,071.60 per ounce.
AKR Corporindo gained 1.26%, Bank Central Asia rose 1.3%, Eagle High Plantation increased 1.2%, Charoen Pokphand hiked 1.4%, Gudang Garam lifted 1.4%, Vale Indonesia climbed 2%, Indika Energy jumped 6.13%, Indocement gained 1.63%, and Timah rose 2.83%.