JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower 0.6% at 5429 this morning to tracking regional markets.
Asian stocks fell to a two-month low on Wednesday as nervous markets recoiled on worries about an earlier U.S. interest rate hike, while such a prospect helped send the dollar to a 12-year high against the euro, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 1.5% to US$49.02 per barrel in Asian trading this morning and gold increased 0.3% to US$1,163.70 per ounce.
Adaro Energy fell 1%, Bumi Resources dropped 3.3%, Alam Sutera lost 1.7%, Bank Central Asia declined 1.2%, Bumi Serpong Damai shed 1.46%, and Jababeka slashed 2.38%.