JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened higher 0.4% at 5161 this morning, extending yesterday’s gain.
Asian stocks outside of Japan rose for a second day following a rally in U.S. equities and as investors await an interest-rate decision by Australia’s central bank, Bloomberg reported.
Nymex’s crude oil fell 0.1% to US$58.87 per barrel in Asian trding this morning while gold inched up 0.07% to US$1,187.60 per ounce.
Alam Sutera jumped 3.08%, Bank Rakyat Indonesia gained 1.3%, Bumi Serpong Damai rose 1.3%, Lippo Karawaci increased 1.53%, London Sumatra climbed 1.45%, and Unilever hiked 2.56%.