JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened higher 0.3% at 4465 this morning inline with regional markets.
Asian shares got off to a tentative start on Thursday, after Wall Street ended a choppy session lower as a sharp drop in oil prices knocked energy stocks, Reuters reported.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 0.84% to US$43.29 per barrel in Asian trading this morning and gold incresed 0.3% to US$1,088.30 per ounce.
Astra Agro rose 3.2%, Bank Mandiri gained 1.2%, Bumi Serpong Damai increased 1.83%, Eagle High Plantation hiked 1.46%, Charoen Pokphand lifted 1.68%, XL Axiata climbed 2.54%, and Gudang Garam gained 1.86%.
Unilever Indonesia also rose 1.2%, Bukit Asam gained 2.17%, London Sumatra increased 1.56%, Jababeka hiked 2.2%, and Kalbe Farma climbed 1.1%.