JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened up 0.86% at 4706 this morning following most markets in region.
Asian equities edged up on Friday, taking early inspiration from an overnight rise on Wall Street, while the dollar wobbled ahead of the closely watched U.S. jobs report, Reuters reported.
While Japan’s Nikkei share average fell for a fourth day on Friday and was on track for a weekly loss as investors are worried that a stronger yen could squeeze exporters’ earnings, hurting automakers like Toyota and Honda in particular.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 0.2% to US$31.79 per barrel in Asian trading this morning while gold fell 0.27% to US$1,154.40 per ounce.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia gained 2.63%, Telkom rose 2.09%, Unilever climbed 3.63%, Bank Tabungan Negara hiked 2.9%, and Media Nusantara Citra jumped 4.4%.