BI Records Foreign Capital Escape From RI Reaches IDR 9.57 Trillion In A Week

Rupiah (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) noted that foreign capital flows came out of the domestic financial market of IDR 9.57 trillion in the third week of this month. The transaction period is from 13 to 16 January 2025.

Executive Director of the BI Communication Department Ramdan Denny Prakoso detailed that foreign capital came out clean in the State Securities (SBN) and Rupiah Securities of Bank Indonesia (SRBI) market amounting to IDR 4.17 trillion and IDR 5.41 trillion, respectively.

Quoting Antara, on the other hand, there is foreign capital in the stock market amounting to IDR 0.01 trillion. Thus, foreign capital came out clean of IDR 9.57 trillion.

Selama tahun 2025, sejak 1 hingga 16 Januari 2025, modal asing keluar bersih di pasar saham dan SBN masing-masing tercatat sebesar Rp2,63 triliun dan Rp0,59 triliun. Sedangkan modal asing masuk bersih di pasar SRBI sebesar Rp5,84 triliun.

Indonesia's 5-year investment risk premium (CDS) has fallen from 79.88 basis points (bps) as of January 10, 2025 to 75.06 bps as of January 16, 2025.

The rupiah exchange rate opened higher at the level of Rp. 16,280 per United States (US) dollar on Friday (17/1), compared to the position at the close of trading on Thursday (16/1) at the level of Rp. 16,355 per US dollar.

The US dollar index (DXY) weakened to the level of 108.96 at the end of trading Thursday (16/1). DXY is an index that shows the movement of the US dollar against six major state currencies including euro, Japanese yen, English pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss francs.

The yield or yield of the 10-year SBN fell to a level of 7.13 percent on Friday morning, from the previous 7.17 percent at the end of trading Thursday (16/1).

"BI continues to strengthen coordination with the government and relevant authorities and optimize policy mix strategies to support Indonesia's external economic resilience," said Ramdan as well.