JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower 0.5% at 4357 this morning following regional markets.
Asian shares followed Wall Street lower on Monday after the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates at record lows raised fresh concerns about growth globally, particularly in China, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil dropped 4.26% to US$45.19 per barrel in Asian trading this morning while gold rose 1.76% to US$1,136.70 per ounce.
Bank Central Asia fell 1.43%, Bank Rakyat Indonesia dropped 2%, Bumi Serpong Damai fell 1.3%, Gudang Garam declined 1.7%, Vale Indonesia lost 1.5%, Indofood CBP slipped 1.74%, Indocement slashed 1.73%, Lippo Karawaci shed 1.3%, Unilever dropped 1.15%, and Perusahaan Negara lost 1.7%.