JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened higher 1.43% at 4223 this morning with some regional markets also gained.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1.69%, Australia’s All Ordinaries gained 2.3%, while Japan’s Nikkei declined 0.32% and China’s SSE dropped 3.97%.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 0.44% to US$38.41 per barrel in Asian trading this morning while gold inched down 0.04% to US$1,152 per ounce.
Astra Agro gained 3.28%, Bank Negara Indonesia jumped 5.45%, Bank Rakyat Indonesia hiked 3.28%, Charoen Pokphand lifted 3.52%, Gudang Garam climbed 2.77%, Perusahaan Gas Negara rose 3.3%, Jasa Marga gained 3%, and Unilever Indonesia hiked 3.16%.