JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened higher 0.85% at 4755 this morning inline with regional markets.
Asian stocks rose for the first time in six days, halting their longest selloff in almost two months after a bounce back in U.S. and European equities, Bloomberg reported.
Nymex’s crude oil declined 0.15% to US$47.91 per barrel in Asian trading this morning while gold inched up 0.04% to 1,096.60 per ounce.
Astra Agro gained 2.08%, Astra International rose 1.57%, Alam Sutera increased 1.96%, Bank Rakyat Indonesia hiked 2,13%, Bank Negara Indonesia lifted 1.79%, and Bank Mandiri climbed 1.3%.
Other gainers were Bumi Serpong Damai (+2.39%), Eagle High Plantation (+2.48%), XL Axiata (+2.87%), Gudang Garam (+2.29%), Vale Indonesia (+2.27%), and Timah (+3.48%).
Waskita Karya gained 2.3%, Wijaya Karya rose 2.3%, and Garuda Indonesia jumped 4.23%