JCI Closed Weakened to Position 6,769 After 241 Shares Withered

Jakarta, Armfalcon.com —

Price index Share combined (JCI) closed at the level of 6,769 on Monday (8/5). The stock index fell 18 points or minus 0.27 percent from the previous trade.

Quoting RTI Infokom, investors made transactions of IDR 11.3 trillion with 23.92 billion shares traded.

At this closing, 304 stocks rose, 240 corrected, and 187 others stagnated. It was observed that two of the 11 sectoral indices weakened, led by the health sector, which was minus 0.5 percent.

Turning to foreign exchanges, Asian stock markets have varied moves. The Nikkei 225 in Japan weakened 0.71 percent, the Hang Seng Composite index in Hong Kong strengthened 1.24 percent, and South Korea’s Kospi index strengthened 0.49 percent.

Meanwhile, compact European stock markets are moving in the green zone. The UK’s FTSE 100 index rose 0.98 percent, Germany’s DAX 0.07 percent, and France’s CAC 40 index 0.15 percent.

Like Europe. American stock exchanges also solidly strengthened. The S&P 500 index gained 1.85 percent, the NYSE Composite index 1.74 percent, and the NASDAQ Composite index 2.25 percent.

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