Indonesia's IDX Closes Higher, Tech Stocks Shine (Thursday, September 12, 2024)
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The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) strengthened by 0.48% to 7,798.15 at the close of trading on Thursday (September 12, 2024).
Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, eight sectors strengthened today. The technology sector led the gains with a 7.61% increase, followed by the energy and consumer staples sectors, which rose by 1.57% and 1.17%, respectively.
Three other sectors experienced corrections. The financial sector fell the most, by 0.55%, followed by the infrastructure and property sectors, which fell by 0.44% and 0.07%, respectively.
According to RTI Business data, the frequency of stock trades on the domestic exchange today reached 1.29 million transactions.
A total of 44.65 billion shares changed hands, with a total transaction value of approximately Rp 14.62 trillion.
309 stocks closed higher today, 249 stocks weakened, and 238 stocks were stagnant.
Today's top gainers were SMLE, which soared 31.51%, followed by KMDS and SRTG, which rose 25% and 20%, respectively.
On the other hand, ITMA was the top loser, plunging 17.46%, followed by DNET and OPMS, which fell 15.04% and 11.29%, respectively.
In line with the JCI's strengthening, almost all Asian stock exchanges closed in the green. The Nikkei index strengthened by 3.41% to 36,833.30, the Hang Seng index strengthened by 0.77% to 17,240.39, the Straits Times index strengthened by 0.72% to 3,556.53, while the Shanghai index weakened by 0.17% to 2,717.12.
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