Technology Sector Supports Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) Rise to 6,878.83 (Monday, November 6, 2023)

The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) strengthened by 89.98 points or 1.33% to 6,878.836 at the close of trading on Monday (November 6, 2023).

The strengthening of the stock index was supported, among other things, by stocks in the technology sector, which closed with the highest gains today.

Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, nine sectors strengthened, led by the technology sector by 2.31%, followed by the infrastructure and basic materials sectors by 1.77% and 1.53%, respectively.

Meanwhile, two sectors were corrected, namely the health sector, which fell the most at minus 0.20%, followed by the consumer staples sector at minus 0.08%.

Based on RTI Business data, the frequency of stock trading on the domestic exchange today was 1.18 million transactions.

A total of 27.94 billion shares changed hands, with transaction value reaching Rp10.14 trillion.

RICY was the top gainer after strengthening by 17.80%, followed by PMMP and CUAN, which strengthened by 13.99% and 12.62%, respectively.

Meanwhile, today's top loser was CARE, which weakened by 19.12%, followed by BKDP and GTBO, which contracted by 13.51% and 11.19%, respectively.

The majority of stocks closed higher today. Specifically, 308 stocks closed higher, 237 stocks were stagnant, and 213 stocks weakened.

Regional Asian stock exchanges closed higher this afternoon. The Nikkei index strengthened by 2.37% to 32,708.50, the Hang Seng index strengthened by 1.71% to 17,966.59, the Shanghai index strengthened by 0.91% to 3,058.41, and the Straits Times index strengthened by 1.17% to 3,180.53.