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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Related Data
Market Data
| Name | Value | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflasi yoy (Jul) | 2,88% | -0.46 | |
| Inflasi mom (Jul) | -0,14% | -0.58 | |
| Economic growth | 5,11% | +0.08 | |
| Pertumbuhan ekonomi (yoy) (Q1) | 5,61% | +4.08 | |
| Persentase kemiskinan (Mar) | 8,07% | -0.18 | |
| Gini rasio (Sem2) | 0,38 | 0.00 | |
| Nilai Tukar USDIDR | 17.684 | -0.33 | |
| PDB ADHK (Q1) | 3.447,70 | -0.77 | |
| Neraca perdagangan (Jun) | -450,50 | -72.02 | |
| Ekspor Migas (Jun) | 1,07 | +40.52 | |
| Impor Migas (Jun) | 4,56 | +0.96 | |
| Ekspor (Jun) | 25,46 | +9.72 | |
| Impor (Jun) | 25,91 | +4.41 | |
| Kunjungan Wisman (Mei) | 1,38 | +10.69 | |
| NTP (Jul) | 116,16 | +1.32 |