JCI Dims to 6,663 Ahead of the Ascension of Jesus Christ

Jakarta, Armfalcon.com —

Price index share combined (JCI) closed at the level of 6,663 on Wednesday (17/5) afternoon. The stock index weakened 13 points or fell 0.20 percent from the previous trade.

Quoting RTI Infokom, investors made transactions of IDR 10.61 trillion with 30.93 billion shares traded.

At this closing, 201 stocks rose, 331 stocks corrected, and 210 other stocks stagnated. It was observed that 8 of the 11 stocks in the sectoral index weakened, led by the energy sector, which was minus 1.14 percent. Meanwhile, three other stock sectors strengthened led by infrastructure which rose 0.83 percent.

Turning to foreign exchanges, Asian stock exchanges varied. The Nikkei 225 in Japan gained 0.84 percent, the Hang Seng Composite index in Hong Kong fell 2.09 percent, and South Korea’s Kospi index strengthened 0.58 percent.

In line with Asia, European stock markets also varied. The UK’s FTSE 100 index fell 0.07 percent, the DAX index in Germany strengthened 0.34 percent, and the CAC 40 index in France weakened 0.15 percent.

Meanwhile, the compact American stock market is in the red zone. The S&P 500 index fell 0.64 percent, the NYSE Composite index fell 1.26 percent, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.18 percent.

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