JAKARTA: Jakarta Composite Index (JCI), which measures the overall performance of Indonesian shares, slightly decreased 0.002% or 0.09 point to 3,837.67 at opening session in line with regional market which mainly moved in red zone.
At the early trading, JCI continued to decline. As of 09.44, JCI abated 0.30% or 11.33 points to 3,826.43.The JCI was moving at the range of 3,812.43-3,838.17. About four shares fell for every one share up. More than a half of the shares traded were unchanged.A decreasing of blue chip shares was dragging JCI down. Share of PT Atra International Tbk gave 2.86 points contribution, followed by PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk with 2.37 points, PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk with -1.43 points, and PT Bank Mandiri with 1.36 points.PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk was one of several stocks that prevented the index drop with positive contribution of 1.44 points. Included in this line are shares of PT Bank Central Asia Tbk with 1.44 points, PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk with 0.90 point, and PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk with 0.29 point.BISNIS-27 Index, the stock benchmark covering 27 stocks and launched by business daily newspaper dubbed Bisnis Indonesia, slightly decreased 0.01% or 0.003 point to 331.42.Meanwhile, Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.34% to 12,248.55 and Nasdaq rose 0.15% to 2,773.31.In the regional market, Nikkei 225 declined 0.32% to 9,524.17, Hang Seng in Hong Kong market slipped 0.52% to 23,133.64. Shanghai SE increased 0.26% to 2,712.31, South Korean's Kospi declined 0.12% to 2,111.62, and Straits Times in Singapore decreased 0.37% to 3,148.89.The MSCI Asia Pacific Index abated 0.14% to 905.21.The rupiah traded slightly gained 0.06% against the US dollar at IDR8,538. (msw)
