JAKARTA (Indonesia Today) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened flat this morning while most markets in region were in green. IDX inched down 0.05% to 4,991.90.

Astra International fell 0.68%, Bank Negara Indonesia lost 1.9%, Bank Mandiri declined 0.47%, Bumi Resources dropped 1.45%, Kalbe Farma shed 0.74%, and Telkom lost 2.12%.

Among gainers were Aneka Tambang (+0.73%), Malindo Feedmill (+1.82%), Global Mediacom (+1.12%), Garuda Indonesia (+1.64%), Visi Media (+1.75%), Bank Rakyat Indonesia (+0.56%).

Nymex’s crude oil declined 0.21% to US$93.44 per barrel in Asian trading this morning. (hans@theindonesiatoday.com)