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Gold prices hit record highs on Wednesday, defying the dollar's rise, which kept pressure on the yen and the euro, while global stocks edged lower on investors' reluctance to place major bets ahead of the US election in two weeks.

Asian equities diverged Wednesday after another unremarkable day on Wall Street, where rising bond yields and comments from Federal Reserve officials dampened expectations for US interest rate cuts.

The IDX Composite index rose for the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday, closing 16.38 points higher at 7,788.9.

Several recent polls have shown the possibility of the ruling coalition losing its majority in parliament, which could cost premier Shigeru Ishiba his job or force his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to look for an additional coalition partner to stay in power.

Asian stocks turned lower and the dollar stood by multi-month peaks on Tuesday as a sharp sell-off in bonds and a jump in gold suggested investors are hunkering down ahead of the US election.

Indonesia’s stock market outperformed most of the region on the day after President Prabowo Subianto assumed office and unveiled a cabinet that signals a high degree of continuity in economic policies.

The IDX Composite index gained 0.16 percent to close at 7,772.60 on Monday, after dipping earlier in the morning following President Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration on Sunday.

The Beijing Stock Exchange will help small and medium-sized tech companies with training and access to finance so they can list on the bourse, it said on Sunday, as part of government plans to foster innovation.

The IDX Composite gained 25.02 points, or 0.32 percent, on Friday, marking its sixth consecutive day of growth. Most sectors strengthened, particularly property and consumer goods, driven by external sentiment.

As the Indonesian bourse looks at a lowly figure of 34 IPOs over th first nine months of the year, it expressed hope that more SOEs might go public in 2025, pointing to Inalum and PTPN III as potential listings.

The IDX Composite surged by 1.13 percent to close at 7,735 on Thursday, with speculation over Sri Mulyani’s cabinet role boosting market confidence.

The expected decline in output comes after last year’s harvests already yielded significantly less than the preceding year’s.

The IDX Composite rose 0.89 percent to 7,626.95 on Tuesday, returning to the 7,600 range again after trading between 7,480 and 7,500.

IDX Composite index rose by 0.52 percent on Monday, driven by improved global sentiment amid new Chinese stimulus measures.

IDX Composite index closed strong with a 0.54% rise on Friday amid improved global sentiment.

With just a little over a week remaining to his presidency, Jokowi has urged the energy ministry to simplify licensing and take other necessary measures to boost oil and gas production to meet growing demand and avoid having to resort to costly imports.

The IDX Composite index fell by 0.28 percent to 7,480.08 on Thursday, with only three sectors rising.

China's central bank boosted support for markets on Thursday as it launched a "swap facility" offering firms access to US$70.6 billion in liquidity as Beijing seeks to raise confidence in the country's flagging economy.

Mainland China stocks plunged on Wednesday and were poised to snap a 10-day winning streak after officials failed to inspire confidence in stimulus plans intended to revive the economy.

The IDX Composite index rose by 0.71 percent to 7,557 on Tuesday despite global market pressure from rising United States Treasury yields and geopolitical tensions.

The IDX Composite index closed 8.04 points higher at 7,504.13 on Monday, with the technology sector leading gains. Total trading volume reached 24.81 billion shares valued at Rp 11.40 trillion (US$724.49 million).

Japan's yen fell to its lowest in nearly two months and other major currencies too were grappling with losses early on Monday as the dollar extended a rally sparked by Friday's strong US jobs data and an escalation in the Middle East conflict.

Falling interest rates in developed economies should see more portfolio investment flow back into emerging markets like Indonesia, but some sectors stand to benefit more than others, and caution is warranted as fears of a US recession continue to haunt global markets.

The IDX Composite index fell for the third consecutive day on Friday, closing below 7,500, seeing a 0.63 percent drop.

The IDX Composite index dropped 0.26 percent to close at 7,543.83 on Thursday, marking its second consecutive daily decline.

Shares jumped more than 4 percent in Hong Kong on Wednesday to break the 22,000 mark for the first time since February last year as traders resumed a China stimulus-fueled rally following a one-day holiday.

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite index closed up 1.52 percent on Oct. 1, driven by energy, basic materials and the property sector. OJK attributed the rise to positive sentiment from recent interest rate cuts.

Global investors are preparing to stake bets on China again, in a major sentiment shift sparked by Beijing's drive to reverse its economic slowdown and revive long term interest in its stock markets.

The measures are the latest in a raft of pledges out of Beijing since last week aimed at kickstarting the world's number-two economy.