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Employees stand near a screen showing the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) down 8 percent on Jan. 28 at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta. The IDX temporarily halted trading that afternoon as the benchmark index dropped to 8,261.79 points following an announcement from Morgan Stanley Capital International's (MSCI) that it would temporarily suspend the index rebalancing process for Indonesian stocks.
Employees stand near a screen showing the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) down 8 percent on Jan. 28 at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta. The IDX temporarily halted trading that afternoon as the benchmark index dropped to 8,261.79 points following an announcement from Morgan Stanley Capital International's (MSCI) that it would temporarily suspend the index rebalancing process for Indonesian stocks.`
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Indonesia’s IPO pipeline gets thinner amid stock market jitters

The IDX stated that there are 12 companies waiting in the IPO queue to list on the bourse this year.  

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Banks expected to see lower profits amid weakening rupiah, rate hikes

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