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JCI climbs 0.32% in morning session
The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) opened on a positive note in Tuesday's first trading session, climbing by 0
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The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) opened on a positive note in Tuesday's first trading session, climbing by 0.32 percent to 5,194.
Shares in eight out of 10 sectors traded on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) strengthened in the morning with agriculture leading the list with a rise of 0.79 percent, kontan.co.id reported.
The sectors that weakened by 9 a.m. on Tuesday were consumer products and mining.
As many as 137 traded stocks made improvements during the opening session, while 46 stocks went down and 73 stocks remained unchanged.
IDX data revealed there were 21,400 transactions in the morning involving 1.34 billion shares worth Rp 568 billion (US$ 48.28 million).
Yesterday, the JCI jumped by 0.79 percent to 5,177.61 after the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced the country's inflation data, which was lower than expected, and a trade surplus. (nfo)
