Indonesia's IDX Closed Lower, Healthcare Sector Stocks Fall Sharply (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)

The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) weakened by 29.42 points or 0.42% to 6,933.97 at the close of trading on Tuesday (12/9/2023).

Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, nine stock sectors were corrected today. The deepest decline occurred in the health sector, which weakened by 0.79%, followed by the finance sector down 0.66%, and the consumer staples sector down 0.44%.

Meanwhile, only two stock sectors strengthened today, led by the basic materials sector, which rose 0.74%, followed by the industrial sector, up 0.01%.

According to RTI Business data, the frequency of stock trading on the domestic exchange today was 1.22 million transactions.

A total of 23.32 billion shares changed hands, with a transaction value reaching Rp10.69 trillion.

The issuer with the code ASSA was the top loser today after weakening by 10.18%, followed by WIDI and AEGS, which contracted by 9.91% and 9.47%, respectively.

Then, the top gainer today was GTBO, which strengthened by 11.97%, followed by issuers WIIM and MEDC, which strengthened by 11.11% and 9.96%, respectively.

The majority of stocks weakened in today's trading. The details are: 286 stocks weakened, 245 stocks strengthened, and 222 stocks were stagnant.