JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened up 0.3% at 4854 this morning after stock market closed on Thursday for May Day national holiday.
Asian shares were subdued and the dollar held modest gains against the yen in early trade on Friday as markets held their breath ahead of the U.S. payrolls report later in the session – which could show the economy shaking off a severe winter, Reuters reported.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) will today announce April’s inflation and export and import data for March.
Nymex’s crude oil inched down 0.05% to US$99.34 per barrel in Asian trading this morning and gold declined 0.1% to US$1,282.10 per ounce.
Bumi Resources jumped 5.15%, Bank Mandiri increased 1.27%, Telkom climbed 1.32%, Media Nusantara Citra gained 1.1%, and Visi Media rose 2.47%.