The Fed Holds Interest Rate; IDX Composite Weakens (Thursday, July 2025)
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The IDX Composite (IHSG) fell 0.87% to 7,484.34 at the close of trading on Thursday (July 31, 2025).
The weakening occurred after the United States Federal Reserve (The Fed) announced it was holding its benchmark interest rate steady.
Most Asian markets were also in the red this afternoon. The Hang Seng Index fell 1.60% to 24,773.33; the Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.18% to 3,573.21; the Straits Times Index fell 1.08% to 4,173.77; while the Nikkei Index rose 1.02% to 41,069.82.
"Asian regional markets weakened as investors responded to the Fed's decision to maintain interest rates at 4.25%-4.5%," said the research team at Pilarmas Investindo Sekuritas, as reported by Antara, Thursday (July 31, 2025).
Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, eight domestic stock sectors were corrected today. The infrastructure sector fell the most, by 3%, followed by the basic materials and transportation sectors, which fell 2.52% and 2.09%, respectively.
Three stock sectors strengthened. The primary consumer goods sector led with a 0.57% increase, followed by the non-primary consumer goods and health sectors, which rose 0.32% and 0.15%, respectively.
According to RTI Business data, the frequency of stock trading on the domestic exchange today was 2 million transactions.
A total of 41.63 billion shares changed hands, with a total transaction value of Rp 18.29 trillion.
412 stocks closed lower today, 228 stocks rose, and 164 stocks were stagnant.
OASA was today's top loser, falling 15%, followed by OKAS and KBLM, which fell 14.69% and 14.59%, respectively.
Meanwhile, today's top gainer was BRRC, which soared 34.48%, followed by BUVA and CGAS, both up 34.02%.
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