Indonesia's Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) rose 0.63% to 6,939.61, buoyed by 284 soaring stocks (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)

The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) strengthened by 43.32 points or 0.63% to 6,939.61 at the close of trading on Tuesday (17/10/2023).

The index's strengthening was supported by the majority of stocks closing higher today. Specifically, 284 stocks rose, 236 stocks fell, and 241 stocks were stagnant.

Based on the IDX-IC Sectoral Index, six sectors strengthened today. The infrastructure sector rose the highest at 7.54%, followed by the primary consumer goods sector and the health sector, which rose by 1.39% and 0.48%, respectively.

Meanwhile, five other sectors declined. The non-primary consumer goods sector fell the most at -0.47%, followed by the technology and industrial sectors, which fell by -0.35% and -0.29%, respectively.

Based on RTI Business data, the frequency of stock trading on the domestic exchange today was 1.30 million transactions.

A total of 21.77 billion shares changed hands, with a transaction value reaching Rp9.13 trillion.

The issuer with the code SATU became the top gainer after strengthening by 34.69%, followed by issuers RICY and BREN, which strengthened by 28.87% and 24.73%, respectively.

Meanwhile, the top loser today was STRK, which weakened by 25%, followed by HATM and MARI, which contracted by 15.66% and 10.23%, respectively.

Regional Asian stock exchanges closed higher this afternoon. Among them, the Nikkei Index rose 1.22% to 32,044.60, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.86% to 17,791.551, the Shanghai Index rose 0.07% to 3,075.82, and the Straits Times Index rose 0.42% to 3,177.11.