JCI Rises After BI Holds Interest Rates (Wednesday, September 23, 2026)
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The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) or IHSG strengthened by 1.56% to 6,374.91 at the close of trading on Wednesday (23/9/2026).
The strengthening occurred after Bank Indonesia (BI) announced that the BI-Rate reference interest rate would remain at 5.75% in the Board of Governors Meeting (RDG) on September 22-23, 2026.
"BI also maintained the deposit facility interest rate at 4.75% and the lending facility interest rate at 6.5%," said Bank Indonesia Governor Destry Damayanti at a press conference announcing the results of the RDG, as reported by Katadata.co.id (23/9/2026).
Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, all or 11 stock sectors strengthened today.
The basic materials sector led with an increase of 3.47%, followed by the energy sector and the non-primary consumer goods sector, which rose by 2.59% and 2.49% respectively.
According to RTI Business data, the frequency of domestic stock trading today reached 1.92 million transactions, with a total of 36.80 billion shares changing hands, with a total transaction value of Rp12.90 trillion.
A total of 448 stocks closed higher today, 186 stocks weakened, and 159 stocks stagnated.
The top gainer today was MPXL, which surged 34.15%, followed by FORU and UNSP, which rose by 34.09% and 24.27% respectively.
Meanwhile, AGAR became the top loser after falling 15%, followed by DFAM, which weakened by 14.55%, and BPTR, which fell by 14.14%.
In contrast to the IHSG, Asian stock markets tended to weaken this afternoon. The Hang Seng Index fell by 1.01% to 24,834.12; the Shanghai Index fell by 0.39% to 3,936.52; the Strait Times Index fell by 0.24% to 5,709.91; while the Nikkei Index rose by 1.38% to 65,018.95.
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Market Data
| Name | Value | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflasi yoy (Okt) | 3,23% | -0.05 | |
| Inflasi mom (Agu) | 0,21% | +0.35 | |
| 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 | 18.102 | +0.14 | |
| PDB ADHK (Q2) | 3.576,20 | +3.73 | |
| Ekspor Migas (Sep) | 951,70 | -4.08 | |
| Neraca perdagangan (Sep) | 3,36 | -5.51 | |
| Impor Migas (Sep) | 3,27 | -7.35 | |
| Ekspor (Sep) | 27,59 | +3.68 | |
| Impor (Sep) | 24,23 | +5.09 | |
| Kunjungan Wisman (Sep) | 1,43 | -10.79 | |
| NTP (Jul) | 116,16 | +1.32 |