Foreign investors posted a net sell of 379.67 billion rupiah in the Indonesian stock market’s first session on 2 September 2026, though bank stocks bucked the trend. Foreign purchases totalled 2.47 trillion rupiah while sales reached 2.85 trillion rupiah, according to Stockbit Sekuritas data as of midday. The Indonesia Composite Index fell 0.28 percent to close at 6,581.45.
Banks lead foreign buying
Four bank stocks dominated foreign purchases. PT Bank Central Asia Tbk recorded a net buy of 106.82 billion rupiah, the largest among all equities. PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk saw 92.01 billion rupiah net purchased, PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk drew 38.55 billion rupiah, and PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk attracted 26.28 billion rupiah. These four accounted for more than two-thirds of total bank sector foreign inflows.
Mining and commodity stocks also attracted foreign capital. PT Bukit Asam Tbk received 43.73 billion rupiah in net purchases, PT Merdeka Gold Resources Tbk drew 35.70 billion rupiah, and PT Sinergi Inti Andalan Prima Tbk saw 32.93 billion rupiah. PT Erajaya Swasembada Tbk and PT Adaro Andalan Indonesia Tbk gained 26.86 and 16.12 billion rupiah respectively.
Technology and energy face selling
Technology and telecommunications stocks suffered the heaviest foreign selling. PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk faced a net sell of 95.93 billion rupiah, the largest outflow among all shares. PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk saw 92.58 billion rupiah sold, while PT Timah Tbk recorded 53.05 billion rupiah in net sales.
Energy stocks also drew selling. PT Alamtri Resources Indonesia Tbk, PT Petrosea Tbk and PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk recorded net sells of 46.68, 44.74 and 41.88 billion rupiah respectively. PT Barito Renewables Energy Tbk and PT Amman Mineral Internasional Tbk saw outflows of 33.15 and 30.98 billion rupiah respectively.
Market activity remained solid. Trading volume reached 32.03 billion shares in 1.51 million transactions, generating 9.91 trillion rupiah in value. Gainers and decliners ran close, with 276 shares advancing against 343 declining and 344 unchanged. Market capitalisation stood at 11,505 trillion rupiah.
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Source: Stockbit Sekuritas
