JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened down 0.4% at 4304 this morning on profit taking, after gaining 1.54% on Monday (December 2) after release of October’s trade surplus.

Most regional markets were also in red zone. Nymex’s crude oil increased 0.34% to US$94.14 per barrel in Asian trading while gold inched down 0.02% to US$1,221.7 per ounce.

Alam Sutera lost 3.77% after soaring 11.58% Monday (Dec 2) as it reported a 17% growth in net profit for first nine months of this year.

Bumi Serpong Damai declined 2%, Lippo Karawaci fell 1%, Jababeka dropped 4.44%, Telkom shed 2.27%, and Trada Maritim down 1.25%.

Other losers were Adhi Karya (-0.58%), Waskita Karya (-1%), Wijaya Karya (-1.12%), and Borneo Lumbung (-2.2%).