JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) ended lower 0.98% at 4347 Tuesday (Sept.15) in line with regional markets.
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday after Japan kept its monetary policy unchanged ahead of a much anticipated U.S. Federal Reserve decision later this week on whether to raise interest rates, AP reported.
Vale Indonesia dropped 6.75%, Bumi Serpong Damai fell 4%, Alam Sutera declined 3.47%, AKR Corporindo lost 3.04%, Eagle High Plantations shed 3.27%, Unilever slashed 3.1%, and Telkom fell 2.69%.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 0.98% to US$44.43 per barrel while gold declined 0.26% to US$1,104.80 per ounce. The rupiah weakened further to Rp14,371 against the US dollar.