Had Fallen 2.35 Percent, JCI Ended At 7,830 During The Follow-up Demo

JAKARTA - The Composite Stock Price Index (JCI) closed down 1.53 percent or 121.59 points to 7,830.49 until the end of trading on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), on Friday, August 29, following the increasing escalation of demonstrations.

Throughout the day, JCI moved at its lowest level at 7,765.59 or 2.34 percent compared to the previous closure. Meanwhile, the highest level was at 7,913.86.

Of all sectoral indexes, only the industrial sector is able to survive in the green zone with an increase of 0.73 percent.

Meanwhile, other sectors have weakened in line with the decline in the JCI.

The deepest weakening was recorded in the cyclic consumer goods sector, which fell 3.06 percent, followed by the infrastructure sector which fell 2.27 percent, and the technology sector which weakened 2.25 percent.

Furthermore, the total volume of exchange transactions reached 50.86 billion shares with a transaction value of IDR 22.29 trillion. And as many as 122 stocks rose, 610 stocks fell and 70 stocks were stagnant.