JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended down 0.48% at 4838 Wednesday (June 25), reversed its early morning trade as profit taking in certain stocks emerged.
Asian shares closed in red as the deepening crisis in Iraq and a report that the U.S. could be loosening restrictions on crude exports triggered a rally in oil prices, Reuters reported.
Bumi Resources dropped 6.29%, Aneka Tambang lost 3.14%, Astra International declined 1.03%, Alam Sutera fell 2.67%, Bumi Serpong Damai shed 2%, Lippo Karawaci slided 2.59%, Jababeka slashed 1.33%, and Timah down 1.95%.
Among gainers were London Sumatra (+1.74%) and Media Nusantara Citra (+3.62%).
Nymex’s crude oil increased 0.27% to US$106.32 per barrel while gold fell 0.5% to US$1,314.60 per ounce. The rupiah weakened further to Rp12,027 against the US dollar.