JAKARTA - The rupiah exchange rate on Thursday, February 26, 2026 is expected to strengthen against the US dollar.
To note, quoting Bloomberg, on Wednesday, February 25, the spot rupiah exchange rate closed up 0.17 percent to Rp16,800 per US dollar.
Meanwhile, the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (Jisdor) exchange rate of the Bank Indonesia (BI) closed up 0.10 percent to the price level of Rp16,813 per US dollar.
Doo Financial Futures analyst Lukman Leong said that the rupiah exchange rate has the potential to strengthen against the US dollar amid risk on sentiment in the equity market.
"The rupiah has the potential to strengthen against the US dollar amid risk on sentiment in the equity market," he told VOI, Thursday, February 26.
He explained that President Donald Trump's statement in a state of the union address that reaffirmed his commitment to imposing trade tariffs had triggered market uncertainty and also pressured the movement of the US dollar.
"Trump's statement in the state of the union speech that triggered uncertainty where he reiterated his determination to impose trade tariffs also put pressure on the US dollar," he said.
Lukman estimates that the movement of the rupiah on Thursday, February 26, 2026 will be in the range of Rp16,750-Rp16,850 per US dollar.
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