JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange opened lower 0.1% at 5098 this morning but trade was volatile as the index tends to move up and down as it did yesterday amid the uncertainty of cabinet announcement.
Asian equities were mixed on the last trading day of the week as concerns over Ebola and China offset gains on Wall Street overnight, cnbc.com reported.
Nymex’s crude oil fell 0.74% to US$81.48 per barrel in Asian trading this morning while gold rose 0.1% to US$1,230.40 per ounce.
Astra International, Telkom, Bank Mandiri, and Bank Rakyat Indonesia were in red. While Bank Central Asia gained 1.69%, Bumi Resources advanced further 1.43%, Multipolar increased 1.06%, Matahari Putra Prima jumped 3.18%, and Berau Coal rose 2%.