JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened down 0.08% at 4492 this morning as profit taking hit some stocks after recent gains.
Asian markes held steady on Thursday as investors were cautiously optimistic after upbeat trade data from China eased concerns over the global economy, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil declined 0.18% to US$100.19 per barrel in Asian trading and gold fell 0.29% to US$1,292.20 per ounce.
Alam Sutera lost 1.75%, Astra International declined 0.38%, Bank Mandiri fell 0.56%, Bumi Serpog Damai down 1.97%, and Telkom slid 0.66%.