JAKARTA - The rupiah exchange rate on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 is expected to strengthen against the US dollar.
To note, quoting Bloomberg, on Tuesday, April 7, the spot rupiah exchange rate closed down 0.41 percent to Rp17,105 per US dollar.
Meanwhile, the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (Jisdor) exchange rate of the Bank Indonesia (BI) closed down 0.32 percent to the price level of Rp17,092 per US dollar.
Doo Financial Futures analyst Lukman Leong, predicts that the rupiah exchange rate will strengthen against the US dollar.
He added that this strengthening was triggered by Donald Trump's decision to delay an attack on Iran for two weeks, which led to a sharp drop in oil prices and improved market sentiment.
"The rupiah is expected to strengthen against the US dollar following Trump's move to postpone an attack on Iran for 2 weeks causing a sharp decline in oil prices and a recovery in sentiment in the market," he told VOI, Wednesday, April 8.
Lukman estimates that the movement of the rupiah on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 will be in the range of Rp16,950-Rp17,100 per US dollar.
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