JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower 0.2% at 4536 this morning inline with regional markets.
Asian stocks slipped and the dollar advanced on Thursday after hawkish-sounding comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen further reinforced the case for an interest rate hike later this month, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 0.53% o US$40.15 per barrel in Asian trading this morning whil gold fell 0.46% to US$1,048.90 per ounce.
Adaro Energy fell 2.78%, Bukit Asam declined 1.8%, United Tractors lost 1.96%, Indo Tambangraya shed 1.5%, Jababeka slashed 1.36%, and Vale Indonesia fell 1.85%.