JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower 1.2% at 4453 this morning following regional markets.
Markets in Asia dipped on Tuesday as traders reacted to data that confirmed a slowdown in China’s factory sector worsened in August, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil dropped 3.48% to US$47.49 per barrel in Asian trading this morning while gold rose 0.57% to US$1,139 per ounce.
Astra International fell 2.1%, Alam Sutera declined 1.69%, Bank Rakyat Indonesia lost 1.4%, Bank Negara Indonesia shed 1.8%, Bank Mandiri slashed 1.9%, and Bank Central Asia down 1.94%.
Other losers were Bumi Serpong Damai (-1.56%), XL Axiata (-2.2%), Gudang Garam (-2.47%), Indofood (-2.83%), Jababeka (-3%), Lippo Karawaci (-2.3%), and Unilever Indonesia (-3%).
While London Sumatra gained 3.7%, Astra Agro climbed 3.07%, Indo Tambangraya rose 1.3%, and Charoen Pokphand increased 1.07%.
The Central Bureau of Statistics today schedules to release inflation data for August 2015.