JCI Down 0.38% while Foreign Investors Buy BRI Shares in Bulk
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22 March 2021 14:15 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Composite Index or JCI opened today's trade in the red territory. As of 09:07 Monday morning, March 22, the index stood at 6,332.1 or down by 24 bps (0.38 percent) from last week's closing.
At the Indonesia Stock Exchange, 175 issuers spent the morning session in the red zone while 170 managed to stay in the safe territory. The other 165 stocks were stagnant.
Foreign investors tended to make purchases, with a net buy total of Rp40.8 billion. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (IDX: BBRI) were the most purchases by foreign investors with a net buy of Rp2.5 billion.
This morning's top gainers were Perdana Karya Perkasa (PKPK) with 14.7 percent climb, and Zebra Nusantara (ZBRA) with a 12.3 percent gain.
Binaartha Sekuritas analyst Muhammad Nafan Aji Gusta predicts the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) to move up this week. He said the market reacts positively to the vaccination program that has been running smoothly, followed by the declining rate of Covid-19 transmission.
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MUHAMMAD HENDARTYO