JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened down 0.13% at 4902 this morning as market participants are still in wait and see mode ahead of next week’s presidential election.
Asian stocks hovered at a three-year high and the dollar rose early on Thursday after robust jobs data fuelled hopes that the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report would point to momentum building in the economy, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil declined 0.45% to US$104.01 per barrel in Asian trading and gold fell 0.38% to US$1,325.80 per ounce.
Adaro Energy fell 0.83%, BW Plantation lost 1.23%, and Jababeka declined 0.9%. While Aneka Tambang gained 1.38%, Bumi Resources rose 2.2%, Vale Indonesia increased 1.69%, Timah jumped 3.04%, and Lippo Karawci hiked 1.04%.