A Total Of 351 Stocks Weakened, JCI Sank 110.90 Points To 6,133.20

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JAKARTA - The Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) earlier this week closed down quite sharply. Monday, JCI closed slumped in reaching 110.90 points or 1.78 percent to 6,133.20.

A total of 77 stocks rose, 101 stocks stagnated. However, 351 stocks fell, triggering a drop in the JCI.

All benchmark indexes were also monitored to weaken. The LQ45 index fell 2.12 percent, the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) index fell 2.6 percent, the IDX BUMN20 fell 2.97 percent, and the deepest was IDXV30 which fell 3.28 percent.

Binaartha Sekuritas analyst M. Nafan Aji Gustama said the fall of the JCI today was due to the corona virus outbreak, which until now has not found an antidote. This also triggered investor panic.

"Currently the corona virus is the most crucial issue, the number of victims who died continues to increase," Nafan said to VOI, Monday, January 27.

At the close of trading today, stocks that were included in the top gainers, including PT Perdana Karya Perkasa Tbk (PKPK) which rose 33.87 percent which rose to Rp83 per share, PT Cisadane Sawit Raya Tbk (CSRA) which rose 23.87 percent, which rose to IDR550 per share, and PT Bima Sakti Pertiwi Tbk (PAMG), which rose 13.10 percent to IDR164 per share.

Meanwhile, among the top losers included PT Bumi Resortces Tbk (BUMI), which fell 8.93 percent to IDR51 per share, PT Sky Energy Indonesia Tbk (JSKY), which fell 8.79 percent to IDR166 per share, and PT. Medco Energi International Tbk (MEDC), which fell 8.78 percent to Rp675 per share.