JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning, Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) is predicted in the positive zone today after down -8 points (-0.16%) to 5292 on Thursday. A total of 161 stocks rose, 140 stocks down, 108 stocks did not move, and 165 shares not traded.
Yesterday, Seven out of a total of 10 sectors fell, led by various industry sectors which fell -1.09% and agriculture were down -0.78%. The investors transaction recorded Rp5.73 trillion, consisting of regular transactions 4.53 trillion, 1.2 trillion negotiations, and Rp186 million in cash. On the regular market, foreign investors recorded a net sales Rp191.59 billion.
From Asia, the majority of stock index corrected. Nikkei225 index in Japan fell -1.19% and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong fell -0.46%, while South Korea’s Kospi gained + 0.58%. The majority of European stock markets also weakened since it opened this afternoon. FTSE100 index in Britain dropped -0.29%, DAX in Germany fell -0.63%, and the CAC in France fell -0.54%.
In the foreign exchange market, the exchange rate strengthened +38 points (+ 0.29%) to Rp13,281 per US dollar, after moving in the range Rp13,236-Rp13,310. In this morning, Rupiah opened down 0.18% or 24 points to Rp13,305 per US dollar.