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Jakarta Composite Index hits 6,500 on Monday

The Jakarta Composite Index hit a new record of 6,511.63 in the first trading session, tribunnews.com reported.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Mon, January 22, 2018 Published on Jan. 22, 2018 Published on 2018-01-22T15:09:15+07:00

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Trading floor at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) building. Trading floor at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) building. (JP/Wienda Parwitasari)

The Jakarta Composite Index hit a new record of 6,511.63 in the first trading session on Monday, tribunnews.com reported.

The six sectors that supported the increase of the index were the mining sector (2.66 percent), plantation sector (9.8 percent), trade sector (0.69 percent), consumer goods sector (0.61), manufacturing sector (0.27 percent) and financial sector (0.07 percent).

Meanwhile, the four sectors that slipped were the diversified industry sector (0.72 percent), construction sector (0.39 percent), infrastructure (0.04 percent) and basic industry sector (0.03 percent).

Total trade value in the afternoon stood at 6.20 billion shares worth Rp 4.17 trillion (US$291.9 million).

The top-three gainers in the LQ45 were PT Adaro Energy (ADRO) (6.88 percent), PT Bumi Resources (BUMI) (4.86 percent) and PT Bukit Asam (PTBA) (4.49 percent).

Meanwhile, the top-three losers were PT Waskita Karya (WSKT) (-2.28 percent), PT XL Axiata (EXCL) (2.22 percent) and PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP) (-1.88 percent). (bbn)  

 

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