Investors Taking Profits, IHSG Closes Lower (Thursday, August 21, 2025)

The IDX Composite (IHSG) fell 0.67% to 7,890.72 at the close of trading on Thursday (21/8/2025).

According to Phintraco Sekuritas, this was influenced by profit-taking by several investors.

"Profit-taking on several large-cap stocks weighed on the IHSG," said the Phintraco Sekuritas research team, as reported by Antara, Thursday (21/8/2025).

Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, eight domestic stock sectors were corrected today. The energy sector fell the most, by 1.87%, followed by the infrastructure and property sectors, which corrected by 1.35% and 0.80%, respectively.

Meanwhile, three stock sectors strengthened. The industrial sector led with a 1.40% increase, followed by the primary consumer goods and health sectors, which rose by 0.61% and 0.22%, respectively.

According to RTI Business data, the frequency of stock trading on the domestic exchange today was 2.12 million transactions.

A total of 37.80 billion shares changed hands, with a total transaction value of Rp17 trillion.

366 stocks closed higher today, 283 stocks weakened, and 152 stocks were stagnant.

The stock with the code DSSA was today's top loser, falling 13.13%, followed by PACK and DEFI, which fell 9.89% and 9.66%, respectively.

Meanwhile, today's top gainer was ACST, which soared 34.71%, followed by PRIM and ACRO, which rose 34.33% and 33.78%, respectively.

Asian regional stock exchanges showed varied movements this afternoon. The Nikkei Index fell 0.65% to 42,610.17; the Hang Seng Index fell 0.24% to 25,104.61; the Shanghai Index rose 0.13% to 3,771.10; and the Strait Times Index rose 0.27% to 4,230.90.