JCI Closed Tuesday, Gaining 0.83 Percent To 4,548.66

Indonesia Stock Exchange Building. (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed higher on trading Tuesday, May 19. JCI closed up 0.83 percent or 37.60 points to 4,548.66 levels.

In closing the trade, 237 stocks rose, 162 stocks fell, and 156 shares were stagnant. The trading volume was recorded at 7.89 billion shares and was transacted at IDR8.62 trillion.

Binaartha Sekuritas analyst, M. Nafan Aji Gustama said, the strengthening of the JCI was influenced by global sentiment, such as the discovery of COVID-19 antibodies by the pharmaceutical company Moderna in the US, which made the global market excited again in general.

"So that the positive catalyst has a significant effect on the strengthening of the JCI," Nafan told VOI.

This afternoon, stocks that were among the top gainers, including PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBRI) which strengthened 9.22 percent to IDR2,370, PT Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional Syaria Tbk (BTPS) which strengthened 8 , 07 percent to Rp2,410, and PT Repower Asia Indonesia Tbk (REAL) which strengthened 7.84 percent to Rp55.

Meanwhile, the stocks that are in the top losers include PT Bank Bukopin Tbk (BBKP) which fell 5.45 percent to Rp156, PT Matahari Department Store Tbk (LPPF) which fell 3.62 percent to Rp1,330, and PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk (MDKA), which fell 3.58 percent to Rp1,345.