JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened up 0.4% at 5081 this morning following regional markets.
Asian stocks rose on the final trading day of the week following positive U.S. data overnight, with focus on developments in Japan, cnbc.com reported.
Nymex’s crude oil declined 0.16% to US$80.99 per barrel in Asian trading and gold inched down 0.06% to US$1,197.90 per ounce.
Bank Negara Indonesia gained 1.72% after reporting 17% growth in profit after tax for first nine months of 2014.
Investors also focused buying mining stocks. Vale Indonesia rose 1.36%, Timah increased 1.2%, and Aneka Tambang gained 1.56%.
Construction stocks also gained. Adhi Karya hiked 1.23% and Waskita Karya lifted 1%.