Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Indonesian financial markets closed lower in yesterday’s trading. The Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) and the rupiah exchange rate both finished in the red.
Yesterday, the JCI ended at 6,835.12. Down 0.22% compared to the previous day’s closing position.
Indeed, the trade took place relatively lively. The frequency of transactions was recorded at 1.45 million times involving 26.22 billion shares worth Rp 11.91 trillion.
Foreign investors are still actively buying shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The net purchase of foreign investors in yesterday’s trade was Rp. 649.6 billion, so that throughout 2022, foreign investors recorded an accumulated net purchase of Rp. 18.38 trillion.
But domestic investors don’t seem to be able to resist the temptation how, especially before the JCI had touched an all-time high. The lure of profits became the reason for investors to sell, so that the JCI corrected.
The selling pressure spread to the forex market, making the rupiah also depressed. Against the United States (US) dollar, the rupiah weakened 0.42% to Rp 14,315/US$.
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