Asian Stock Markets Strengthen, Indonesian Stock Exchange Closes Lower (August 22, 2025)
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The IDX Composite (IHSG) weakened by 0.40% to 7,858.85 at the close of trading on Friday (August 22, 2025).
Conversely, Asian markets generally strengthened today. The Shanghai Composite Index closed up 1.45% at 3,825.76; the Hang Seng Index rose 0.93% to 25,339.14; the Straits Times Index grew 0.52% to 4,253.02; and the Nikkei Index strengthened 0.05% to 42,633.29.
According to the research team at Pilarmas Investindo Sekuritas, market players are currently anticipating a relaxation of monetary policy by the US Federal Reserve (The Fed) in September 2025.
"With an estimated probability of 75.3% for a 25 basis point decrease," said the research team at Pilarmas Investindo Sekuritas, as quoted by Antara, Friday (August 22, 2025).
Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, 6 sectors closed weaker today. The basic materials sector fell the most, by 0.55%. This was followed by the health sector, which weakened by 0.54%, and the consumer staples sector, which fell by 0.40%.
Meanwhile, 5 sectors closed stronger. The transportation and logistics sector led with a 1.88% increase. This was followed by the technology sector, which grew by 1.59%, and the consumer non-staples sector, which rose by 1.01%.
According to RTI Business data, 361 stocks closed higher today, 275 stocks weakened, and 163 stocks were stagnant.
The frequency of domestic stock trading today reached 1.89 million transactions. A total of 40.84 billion shares changed hands, with a total transaction value of Rp16 trillion.
Today's top gainer was HUMI, which soared by 35%. This was followed by SSTM, which strengthened by 34.78%, and COIN, which rose by 24.84%.
On the other hand, MFIN became the top loser after plunging 14.93%, followed by BBLD and POLU, which weakened by 14.22% and 13.54%, respectively.
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Market Data
| Name | Value | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic growth | 5,11% | +0.08 | |
| Gini rasio (Sem2) | 0,38 | 0.00 | |
| PDB ADHK (Q1) | 3.447,70 | -0.77 | |
| Nilai Tukar USDIDR | 17.947 | +0.70 | |
| Neraca perdagangan (Apr) | 89,10 | -97.32 | |
| Ekspor Migas (Apr) | 1,16 | -9.81 | |
| Impor Migas (Apr) | 4,60 | +45.09 | |
| Ekspor (Apr) | 25,30 | +12.32 | |
| Impor (Apr) | 25,21 | +31.28 | |
| Kunjungan Wisman (Mar) | 1,09 | -6.17 | |
| Inflasi yoy (Mei) | 3,08% | +0.66 | |
| Inflasi mom (Mei) | 0,28% | +0.15 | |
| Persentase kemiskinan (Des) | 7,50% | -0.75 | |
| Pertumbuhan ekonomi (tw) (Q1) | 5,61 | +4.08 | |
| NTP (Apr) | 112,29 | +0.43 |