The Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) closed up 1.12 percent at 5,387.91 points on Thursday, extending its gains despite large net selling by foreign investors. Trading volume reached 331.29 million lots, with a transaction value of 15,313.18 billion rupiah, or about Rp15.31 trillion.
Foreign investors sell across markets
Foreign investors recorded net selling of 1.49 trillion rupiah across all markets on the day. In the regular market alone, net foreign selling stood at 1.47 trillion rupiah, while negotiated and cash markets accounted for 15.82 billion rupiah of net selling.
Banks and mining stocks draw buying
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. (BMRI) drew the largest net foreign buying, at 152.31 billion rupiah. Puradelta Lestari Tbk. (DMAS) followed with 52.48 billion rupiah, and Amman Mineral Internasional Tbk. (AMMN) with 51.26 billion rupiah.
GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk. (GOTO) recorded 42.99 billion rupiah of net foreign buying. Further down the list, Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk. (MDKA) took in 19.03 billion rupiah and Medco Energi Internasional Tbk. (MEDC) 17.62 billion rupiah. The stock-level figures come from Stockbit.
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