Green Stocks Surge, IHSG Closes Higher (Friday, August 23, 2024)
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The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) strengthened by 0.74% to 7,544.3 at the close of trading on Friday (23/8/2024).
This afternoon's stock strengthening was driven, among other things, by 407 stocks closing in the green zone. Meanwhile, 212 stocks were stagnant and 170 stocks weakened.
Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, all 11 stock sectors rose today. The industrial sector led with a 1.65% increase, followed by the energy and non-primary consumer goods sectors, which rose by 1.28% and 1.26%, respectively.
According to RTI Business data, the frequency of stock trading on the domestic exchange today was 986,140 transactions.
A total of 20.90 billion shares changed hands, with a total transaction value of approximately Rp 13.71 trillion.
Today's top gainers were TMPO, which soared 34.68%, followed by TNCA and NZIA, which rose 21% and 19.12%, respectively.
On the other hand, the stock with the code VISI became the top loser after plummeting 24.74%, followed by MANG and ZBRA, which fell 9.59% and 6.86%, respectively.
Most Asian markets also closed in the green this afternoon. The Nikkei index strengthened by 0.40% to 38,364.30, the Shanghai index strengthened by 0.20% to 2,854.37, the Straits Times index strengthened by 0.43% to 3,387.98, while the Hang Seng index weakened by 0.16% to 17,612.09.
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