JCI Falls After Surging (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)

The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) or IHSG fell 1.36% to the level of 9,010.33 at the close of trading on Wednesday (January 21, 2026).

The decline occurred after the JCI had strengthened for five consecutive days, setting a new record high.

"The JCI moved lower, marked by high volatility due to profit-taking," said Maximilianus Nicodemus, Associate Director of Pilarmas Investindo Sekuritas, as reported by Antara (January 21, 2026).

Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, 9 out of 11 stock sectors corrected today. The industrial sector fell the deepest by 6.33%, followed by the property sector and the transportation sector, which declined by 3.44% and 3.04% respectively.

Meanwhile, the other two sectors strengthened: the primary consumer goods sector and the basic materials sector, which rose by 0.58% and 0.14% respectively.

According to RTI Business data, the frequency of stock trading on the domestic exchange today was 4.03 million transactions. A total of 61.72 billion shares changed hands with a total transaction value of Rp34.23 trillion.

A total of 546 stocks closed lower today, while 179 stocks gained, and 77 stocks remained stagnant.

The issuer with ticker UNTR became the top loser after plunging 14.93%, followed by REAL, which weakened 14.43%, and ARGO, which slumped 13.52%.

Meanwhile, today's top gainer was ESIP, which soared 34.52%, followed by BELL and INAI, which rose by 34.46% and 34.41% respectively.

Asian stock markets closed mixed this afternoon. The Nikkei index fell 0.41% to 52,774.64; the Hang Seng index rose 0.37% to 26,585.06; the Shanghai index gained 0.08% to 4,116.94; and the Straits Times index declined 0.38% to 4,809.88.