JCI Back Down To 5,913.09

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JAKARTA - The Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) closed lower again in trading Wednesday, February 12. JCI closed lower by 41.32 points or 0.69 percent to 5,913.09 levels.

A total of 116 stocks rose, 274 stocks fell, and 142 stocks were stagnant. The trading volume was recorded at 5.32 billion shares and transacted amounting to IDR 7.02 trillion.

Binaartha Sekuritas analyst, M. Nafan Aji Gustama said, the decline in the JCI today was a result of anticipating the risk of the novel corona virus outbreak which was still less than optimal.

"On the other hand, today's domestic macroeconomic data is still missing," he told VOI.

Meanwhile, he continued, market players are looking forward to developments related to the current global economic conditions, for example in connection with the next speech by the Governor of the US Central Bank, Jerome Powell.

This afternoon, the stocks that were included in the top gainers included, PT Totalindo Eka Persada Tbk (TOPS) rose IDR 15 or 14.85 percent to IDR 116, shares of PT Cisadane Sawit Persada Tbk (TOPS) rose IDR 50 or 9.09 percent to IDR 600, and shares of PT Integra Indocabinet (WOOD) increased by IDR 14 or 2.88 percent to IDR 500.

Meanwhile, stocks that entered the top losers, among others, shares of PT Ginting Jaya Energi Tbk (WOWS) fell IDR 22 or 15.83 percent to IDR 117, shares of PT Sentral Mitra Informatika Tbk (LUCK) fell IDR 115 or 14.11 percent to IDR 700 and shares of PT Putra Rajawali Indonesia Tbk (PURA) fell IDR 34 or 12.98 percent to IDR 228.