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JCI rises slightly in afternoon trading
The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed on a positive note in Wednesday's final trading session though it was not as high as the previous session
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he Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed on a positive note in Wednesday's final trading session though it was not as high as the previous session.
The JCI rose by 0.19 percent to 5,093.23 by 4 p.m on Wednesday, kontan.co.id reported.
As many as 223 stocks traded on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) helped strengthen the JCI in the afternoon, beating the 106 stocks and 76 stocks, respectively, that weakened or remained stable.
Shares in six out of 10 sectors climbed during the closing session such as trade, mining, agriculture and consumer products. Meanwhile, sectors like construction and finance failed to record improvements in the afternoon.
The volume of trade involved 8 billion stocks worth Rp 8.5 trillion (US$ 739.5 million). PT Express Transindo Utama, PT Multipolar and PT Malindo Feedmill were the LQ45 index's highest gainers while PT Adhi Karya, PT Wijaya Karya and PT Sentul City were the biggest losers. (nfo)
