TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The rupiah opened weak today with a 0.07% or 9.0-point drop to be traded for Rp13,136 per US dollar.
Yesterday, the garuda was corrected 43 points or 0.33% to close at Rp13.127 per US dollar.
Global money markets are still reeling from the negative sentiments from the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, replacing Barack Obama.
Before the first session ended, the rupiah managed to inch up by 0.06% or 8 points to trade for Rp13,119 per US dollar, following the Jakarta Composite Index that rebounded along with most global bourses.
However, the rupiah took a downturn and fell 11 points (0.08%) to Rp13,138 per US dollar.
"Most likely, global markets are rebalancing after yesterday's uncertainty in the United States. Now that a president is elected, markets are rebalancing their portfolios," Danareksa Sekuritas' fixed-income researcher Amir A Dalimunthe said today, November 10, Bisnis Indonesia reported.
The US dollar index that plunged to 95 during yesterday's vote count finally managed to close with a 0.66% gain to 98.504 this morning or Wednesday night in the US.