Asian Stock Markets Strengthen, Indonesian Stock Exchange Closes Lower (August 22, 2025)

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.