JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened up 0.2% at 5176 this morning while Asian stocks were steady on strong US data.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia gained 1.15%, Bank Central Asia increased 0.86%, and Aneka Tambang rose 1.22%.

Investors are also waiting rulings from the Constitutional Court, which will be announced Thursday. Investors opt to focus on corporate news.

Nymex’s crude oil inched up 0.02% to US$92.88 per barrel in Asian trading and gold up 0.07% to US$1,297.60 per ounce.