JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened higher 0.5% at 4534 this morning following regional markets.
Asian stocks rose after a rally in U.S. equities, with Japanese shares jumping and industrial companies leading gains.
Investors await the Fed Fund Rate policy scheduled to be decided on Thursday (Jan. 28).
Nymex’s crude oil fell 2.3% to US$30.73 per barrel in Asian trading this morning while gold inched up 0.01% to US$1,120.30 per ounce.
Adaro Energy gained 3.78%, Vale Indonesia rose 2.18%, Indo Tambangraya hiked 3.47%, Bukit Asam lifted 2.2%, and United Tractors climbed 2.1%.