JAKARTA (Indonesia Today) – Composite index of Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower by 0.78% to 3,994 Friday (Aug 31) morning.
The index tracks other markets worldwide. Nikkei 225 drops 1.12%, while Hang Seng down 0.23%. All Ordinaries and Shanghai were also in red, but in narrow range. Last night, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and Nasdaq composite closed lower by 0.81% and 1.05% respectively.
Pressures on blue chips continued Monday morning as Astra International, United Tractors, and Bank Rakyat Indonesian declined substantially. Semen Gresik and Bank Mandiri were also in negative territory in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Multistrada Arahsarana, Bakrie Telecom, Bumi Serpong Damai (BSDE), Visi Media, and Chandra Asri were among top losers, declined more than 5% each. (Indonesia Today)