Half-Day Rest, JCI Closed at Position 5,819

INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta - The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) closed at 5,819 positions in the first trading session on Tuesday (15/08/2017), up 0.3% or 18 points compared with the position at the end of the previous day's trading at the level of 5.801. JCI during the first session of trading today moved in the range of 5,808-5,827.

The JCI rebound in the mid-day break was underpinned by a 180-share price increase. In addition, there were 291 stocks down, 128 stagnant shares and 164 shares were not transacted at all.

The total value of stock trading transactions in the first trading session today was recorded at Rp2.33 trillion with trading volume of 4.96 billion units of shares. Meanwhile, foreign investors sold a net worth of Rp23 billion with a trade volume of 196 million units of shares.

A total of nine out of 10 indexes of BEI are green. Index of basic industry sector experienced the highest increase, which is 0.85% or 5.22 points to 620 positions. Then followed by index of trade and index of mining sector which each increase 0,68% and 0,58%.

45 blue chip stocks that experienced price increases and becomes the top gainers in the first trading session today was shares of PT Matahari Department Store Tbk (LPPF) whose prices rose 4.3%, or Rp475 be Rp11.450 per unit, PT Barito Pacific Tbk (BRPT) whose price increased by 4.2% or Rp75 be Rp1.845 per unit and PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk (PWON) whose price rose 3.9% or Rp25 become Rp670 per unit.

Meanwhile, the 45 blue chip stocks that became top losers were shares of PT Wijaya Karya Tbk (WIKA) whose price eroded by 1% or Rp20 be Rp2.040 per unit, PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BBCA) whose price shrinkage of 0.9% Or Rp175 to Rp18,575 per unit and shares of PT Hanson International Tbk (MYRX) whose price is cut by 0.8% or Rp1 to Rp129 per unit. (Abraham Sihombing)