IHSG Fell after the Bank Indonesia Raised Interest Rates (Thursday, June 18, 2026)
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The Indonesia Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) fell 0.78% to 6,172.34 at the close of trading on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
The IHSG weakened after Bank Indonesia (BI) raised the benchmark interest rate at today's Board of Governors meeting.
The BI-rate was raised by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.75%, followed by a 25 bps increase in the deposit facility rate to 4.75%, and a 25 bps increase in the lending facility rate to 6.25%.
"This increase is a further step to further strengthen the stability of the rupiah exchange rate amidst the persistently high global uncertainties," said BI Governor Perry Warjiyo at a press conference, as reported by Katadata.co.id.
Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, six domestic stock sectors corrected today. The infrastructure sector fell the most by 1.96%, followed by the financial sector and the health sector, which fell by 1.32% and 1.07% respectively.
Meanwhile, five other stock sectors strengthened. The commodity sector led with a 2.49% increase, followed by the non-primary consumer sector and the transportation sector, which grew by 0.47% and 0.29% respectively.
According to RTI Business data, the frequency of domestic stock trading today was 1.83 million transactions, with a total of 25.70 billion shares changing hands, and a transaction value of Rp17.97 trillion.
A total of 491 stocks closed lower today, 258 stocks strengthened, and 137 stocks stagnated.
Today's top losers were KONI, which plummeted 14.86%, followed by DEFI, which fell 14.48%, and BCIC, which corrected by 14.07%.
On the other hand, the stock with the code CBUT became the top gainer after soaring 24.78%, followed by JECC, which rose 24.59%, and ZONE, which strengthened by 24.57%.
Stock markets in the Asian region closed with mixed results this afternoon. The Nikkei Index rose 1.65% to 71,053.49; the Hang Seng Index fell 1.59% to 23,924.81; the Shanghai Index fell 0.43% to 4,090.48; and the Strait Times Index rose 0.7% to 5,212.84.
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