JCI On Wednesday Closed Slightly Lower 2.70 Points To 4,545.95

Indonesia Stock Exchange Building. (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) closed lower in trading Wednesday, May 20. JCI closed slightly lower by 0.06 percent or 2.70 points to the level of 4,545.95.

Closing the trade, 161 stocks rose, 212 shares fell, and 174 stocks were stagnant. The trading volume, recorded 31.18 billion shares and was transacted at Rp39.95 trillion.

Binaartha Sekuritas analyst, M. Nafan Aji Gustama said, it seems that the sentiment from the development of COVID-19 antibodies has started to fade.

"On the other hand, domestic macroeconomic data and global macroeconomic data have yet to provide a high positive market impact," Nafan told VOI.

This afternoon, stocks that were among the top gainers, including PT Putra Rajawali Kencana Tbk (PURA) which rose 9.21 percent to Rp83, PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (TPIA) which gained 5.73 percent to Rp6,925 , and PT Repower Asia Indonesia Tbk (REAL) which strengthened 5.45 percent to Rp58.

Meanwhile, stocks that are in the top losers ranks, including PT Kresna Graha Investama Tbk (KREN) which fell 6.17 percent to Rp76, PT Envy Technologies Indonesia Tbk (ENVY) which fell 4.95 percent to Rp96, and PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (INDF), which fell 4.81 percent to IDR6,425.