Half Day Break, Infrastructure Sector Lift JCI to Position 6.180

INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta - Jakarta Composite Stock Price Index (IDX) closed to 6.180 position in the first session of trading Wednesday (05/04/2018), up 0.39% or 23 points compared to the position at the end of trading the previous day at the level of 6.157.

The strengthening of the index this afternoon is sustained by the price increase of 230 shares. In addition, there were 123 stocks that experienced price declines, 111 stagnant shares and 152 shares were not transacted at all. JCI in the first session of trading moved in the range of 6,177-6,211

Total trading value across all BEI market segments reached Rp2.71 trillion. It consists of trading value in the Regular Market of Rp2.35 trillion, in Negotiated Market worth Rp357.77 billion and in Cash Market of Rp1.22 billion.

The total volume of transactions recorded as much as 42.92 million lots, the result of 195,372 times the transaction. Foreign investors booked net sales of Rp124.15 billion with net sales of 891,810 lots.

All sector indices of BEI strengthened. Index of infrastructure sector experienced the highest increase, which amounted to 1.39% or 14.71 points to the position of 1,075. This was followed by mining index and basic industry index which rose 1.38% and 1.31% respectively.

LQ45 stocks that rose in price and became the top gainers in the first session of trading today is WSBP whose price rose by 5.74% or Rp24 to Rp442 per unit, PTBA whose price increased by 3.61% or Rp110 to Rp3.160 per unit and ANTM whose price was raised 3.22% or Rp25 to Rp800 per unit.

Meanwhile, LQ45's top losers are BBNI whose price is reduced by 1.21% or Rp100 to Rp8,175 per unit, SCMA which cost 1.12% or Rp30 to Rp2,650 per unit and SSMS whose price is decreased 1.05% or Rp15 to Rp1,420 per unit. (Abraham Sihombing)