JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened up 0.4% to 5091 this morning following regional market sentiment.
Asian stocks held steady on Wednesday as markets braced for a data deluge from China, while a slide in oil prices to the lowest in over three months was taken as a potential positive for global growth, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 0.35% to US$100.31 per barrel in Asian trading this morning and gold inched up 0.04% to US$1,297.60 per ounce.
Bank Central Asia gained 2.19%, Bank Negara Indonesia rose 2.46%, Kalbe Farma increased 1.16%, Jababeka added 1.2%, London Sumatra gained 1.18%, Bank Tabungan Negara hiked 1.66%, Multipolar lifted 1.38%, and Pakuwon Jati climbed 1.47%.
Some investors have also started to speculate on outcome of the presidential election based on official counting at sub-district and district level all over the country.