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JCI falls 0.16% at Wednesday's close
The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed on a negative note on Wednesday declining by 0
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The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed on a negative note on Wednesday declining by 0.16 percent to 5,268.85 points.
Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) data revealed 141 stocks weakened during the final trading session, while 143 stocks strengthened and 95 stocks remained stable, kontan.co.id reported.
The volume of trade between the lunchtime and closing sessions involved 5.82 billion shares worth Rp 5.57 trillion (US$445.6 million).
Shares in seven out of 10 sectors traded on the IDX failed to record growth by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, with finance recording the biggest fall as it weakened by 0.7 percent, followed by agriculture and consumer products, which fell by 0.54 percent and 0.49 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, the sector making the highest improvement was trade, which jumped 1.25 percent.
Shares of PT Bumi Serpong Damai (BSDE), PT Bank Danamon (BDMN) and PT Express Transindo (TAXI) were the LQ45 index's biggest losers in the final trade.
In the regional market, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Japan's Nikkei rose by 0.22 percent and 0.15 percent.
China's Shanghai Composite Index, however, dropped by 1.41 percent. (nfo)(+++)
