JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened lower 0.7% at 4640 this morning following global markets.
Asian stocks followed U.S. shares lower as material companies led declines and investors awaited a Federal Reserve decision on monetary policy, Bloomberg reported.
Nymex’s crude oil rose 0.2% to US$43.30 per barrel in Asian trading this morning and gold inched up 0.06% to US$1,165.50 per ounce.
Adaro Energy dropped 3%, Bank Negara Indonesia lost 2.4%, Charoen Pokphand declined 2.5%, Indo Tambangraya shed 2.67%, United Tractors slashed 2.84%, Matahari Department Store dropped 5.27%, Surya Citra Media fell 2.37%, XL Axiata lost 2.62%, and Japfa Comfeed shed 2%.