JAKARTA - The rupiah exchange rate on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 is expected to move flat against the US dollar.
To note, quoting Bloomberg, on Tuesday, April 21, the spot rupiah exchange rate closed up 0.15 percent to Rp17,143 per US dollar.
Meanwhile, the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (Jisdor) exchange rate of the Bank Indonesia (BI) closed up 0.19 percent to the price level of Rp17,142 per US dollar.
Doo Financial Futures analyst Lukman Leong said that the rupiah exchange rate is expected to move consolidated with a flat trend in today's trading.
However, he added that market participants are still waiting for the results of the BI RDG announcement, which is scheduled for this afternoon.
"The rupiah is expected to consolidate flat, with investors waiting and seeing the results of the BI RDG this afternoon," he told VOI, Wednesday, April 22.
Lukman said that external sentiments tended to be diverse, such as the extension of the ceasefire between the US and Iran provided little support, but Iran's refusal to continue negotiations limited market optimism.
"From the external development, the situation is diverse, even though the US-Iran ceasefire was extended, but Iran refused to return to negotiations," he said.
Lukman estimates that the movement of the rupiah on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 will be in the range of Rp17,100-Rp17,200 per US dollar.
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