IDX Composite Falls Again, Market Players Monitor US-China Tensions (Wednesday, October 15, 2025)

The IDX Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) fell by 0.19% to 8,051.17 at the close of trading on Wednesday (15/10/2025), continuing its weakening trend since the beginning of this week.

According to Maximilianus Nico Demus, Associate Director of Research and Investment at Pilarmas Investindo Sekuritas, market participants are closely monitoring trade tariff policies between the United States (US) and China.

"Market participants are observing the increasing tensions between the US and China ahead of the anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the end of this month," said Maximilianus, as reported by Antara (15/10/2025).

Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, eight stock sectors corrected today. The technology sector experienced the deepest decline, falling by 3.65%, followed by the transportation and industrial sectors, which corrected by 2.82% and 0.71% respectively.

Meanwhile, three other sectors strengthened. The financial and infrastructure sectors both rose by 0.56%, followed by the primary consumer goods sector, which increased by 0.54%.

According to RTI Business data, the frequency of stock trading on the domestic exchange today was 2.69 million transactions.

A total of 36.16 billion shares changed hands, with a total transaction value of Rp29.96 trillion.

A total of 449 stocks closed lower today, while 232 stocks strengthened, and 122 stocks remained stagnant.

The issuer with ticker code POLU became today's top loser after falling by 14.99%, followed by PPRI and UANG, which both declined by 14.90%.

Meanwhile, today's top gainer was TRJA, which soared by 27.74%, followed by GZCO and MRAT, both rising by 25%.

In contrast to the IHSG, all Asian regional exchanges closed in the green this afternoon. The Nikkei index rose by 1.76% to 47,672.67; the Hang Seng index increased by 1.84% to 25,910.60; the Shanghai index climbed by 1.22% to 3,912.20; and the Strait Times index went up by 0.32% to 4,368.42.