Weekend JCI Strengthened 3.44 Percent To Level 4,634.82

Indonesia Stock Exchange Building. (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) strengthened at the close of trading weekend, Friday 17 April. JCI strengthened significantly, namely 3.44 percent or 154.21 points to the level of 4,634.82.

In closing the trade, there were 262 shares rising, 132 stocks falling, and 131 stocks stagnating. The trading volume was recorded at 8.71 billion shares and was transacted at IDR7.37 trillion.

Binaartha Sekuritas analyst, M. Nafan Aji Gustama said, JCI strengthened due to domestic and external factors. Externally related to the strengthening of the market due to appreciation of the release of data on jobless claims in the US, which decreased by 20.71 percent month to month (MoM).

"Domestic is still related to the fundamental stability of domestic macroeconomics which is inclusive and sustainable," Nafan explained to VOI.

This afternoon, stocks that were among the top gainers, including PT Putra Rajawali Kencana Tbk (PURA) which rose 33.78 percent to Rp99, PT Digital Mediatama Maxima Tbk (DMMX) which rose 17.46 percent to Rp74, and PT Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk (TOWR) which strengthened 8.64 percent to IDR880.

While stocks that are in the top losers ranks, including PT Sejahtera Bintang Abadi Textile Tbk which weakened 6.80 percent to Rp137, PT Borneo Olah Sarana Sukses Tbk (BOSS) which fell 6.40 percent to Rp117, and PT Kresna Graha Investama which weakened 6.31 percent to Rp208.