Higher Open Called For Indonesia Stock Market
Higher Open Called For Indonesia Stock Market
8/27/2015 10:00 PM ET
The winning streak has hit three sessions now for the Indonesia stock market, which has climbed more than 250 points or 6 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index settled just below the 4,430-point plateau, and the market is looking at another firm start again on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian
markets is broadly positive as the markets are expected to continue to claw back after the heavy selling that took place earlier this week. The European and U.S. markets were sharply higher, and the Asian bourses are expected to follow suit.
The JCI finished sharply higher on Thursday following gains from the financial shares and the resource stocks.
For the day, the index surged 192.89 points or 4.55 percent to finish at 4,430.63 after trading between 4,295.70 and 4,433.46. Volume was 4.69 billion shares worth 5.73 trillion rupiah. There were 246 gainers and 70 decliners, with 74 stocks finishing unchanged.
Among the actives, Astra Agro Lestari surged 10.48 percent, while Aneka Tambang jumped 5.21 percent, Pacific Strategic Financial collected 2.11 percent, Alam Sutera Realty jumped 8.00 percent, Bank Central Asia climbed 6.33 percent, Bank Danamon Indonesia soared 10.36 percent, Bank Negara Indonesia spiked 9.99 percent, Bank Mandiri advanced 5.26 percent, Exploitasi Energi Indonesia added 1.82 percent and XL Axiata perked 4.82 percent. The lead from Wall Street continues to be firm as stocks surged on Thursday, extending the recovery rally that started in the previous session and further offsetting the sell-off in the past couple weeks. The Dow surged 369.26 points or 2.3 percent to 16,654.77, while the NASDAQ jumped 115.17 points or 2.5 percent to 4,812.71 and the S&P 500 shot up 47.15 points or 2.4 percent to 1,987.66. The continued strength was the result of bargain hunting following the steep drop in the six sessions prior to Wednesday. A rally by Chinese stocks also generated some positive sentiment. Traders also reacted to the latest batch of U.S. economic data, including a report showing stronger than estimated economic growth in the second quarter. A separate report from the Labor Department showed a modest decrease in initial jobless claims in the week ended August 22, while the National Association of Realtors said that pending home sales rebounded less than expected in July.
by RTT Staff Writer