Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) fell 2.64 percent to 5,142 in the first trading session on Thursday, 29 September. Foreign investors recorded net sales of Rp 912.37 billion, led by Bank Central Asia (BBCA), Bank Mandiri (BMRI) and Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BBRI). Every sector was in negative territory.
Banks lead the selling
Foreign investors sold Rp 203.52 billion of BBCA shares, Rp 104.89 billion of BMRI and Rp 67 billion of BBRI. The three banks were the largest sources of outflow in the session.
Trading volume reached 14.53 billion shares across 803.47 million transactions.
Breadth and regional peers
Of the stocks traded, 92 closed higher, 593 closed lower and 100 were unchanged. The market capitalisation stood at Rp 9,048 trillion, and transaction value reached Rp 5.84 trillion in the session.
Regional indices were mixed at midday. Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.87 percent to 64,512, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.12 percent to 23,121. The Shanghai Composite fell 0.45 percent to 3,665, and South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.92 percent to 5,957.
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