Composite Stock Price Index Opens Strong As Of Today, Foreign investors bought up shares of BNI, BCA, and BRI

Indonesia Stock Exchange Building. (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Jakarta Composite Index opened a higher trading rate on Wednesday, February 3. At 09.10 WIB, the JCI was observed to have strengthened 0.62 percent or 37.20 points to the level of 6.081.04.

It can be seen that 210 stocks rose, 126 stocks fell, and 147 stocks were stagnant. Trading volume was 1.75 million shares with a transaction value of IDR 1.62 trillion.

The stock that shot the most this morning was PT Widodo Makmur Unggas Tbk (WMUU) with a gain of 21.49 percent. Meanwhile, the one that fell the most was PT Jasnita Telekomindo Tbk (JAST) with a decrease of 6.84 percent.

Foreign investors recorded net purchases or net sales at three major banks, namely PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (BBNI) IDR 31.4 billion, PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BBCA) IDR 23.7 billion, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BBRI) IDR 15.7 billion.

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JCI movement in today's trading has the opportunity to experience a technical rebound after yesterday fluctuating and ending down by 0.39 percent to the level of 6.043.

PT Binaartha Sekuritas analyst, Muhammad Nafan Aji Gusta Utama said the JCI has a support-resistance range at the level of 5.992-6.179.

"This indicates a potential strengthening in the JCI movement so that the index has the opportunity to go to the closest resistance level", Nafan said in his research.

He said the potential for a strong reversal in the JCI rate could be utilized by investors by accumulating the purchase of shares of PT Alam Sutera Realty Tbk (ASRI), PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BBRI), PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI), PT Ciputra Development Tbk ( CTRA), and PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk (PWON).