JCI On Wednesday Closed Slightly Higher By 14.76 Points To 4,641.56 Levels

Indonesia Stock Exchange Building. (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed higher on Wednesday trading, May 27. JCI closed up 0.32 percent or 14.76 points to 4,641.56.

Closing the trade, 197 stocks rose, 179 stocks fell, and 163 stocks remained unchanged. Trading volume was 7.97 billion shares and was transacted at IDR8.03 trillion.

Binaartha Sekuritas analyst, M. Nafan Aji Gustama, said that the market still appreciates the improvement in the development of vaccine or antiviral COVID-19 research.

"As well as the implementation of the keys from developed countries, as well as the implementation of the PSBB by Indonesia for the sake of realizing improvements in the economic field," Nafan told VOI.

This afternoon, stocks that were among the top gainers, including PT Surya Citra Media Tbk (SCMA) which rose 13.94 percent to Rp940, PT Perintis Triniti Properti Tbk (TRIN) which gained 12.50 percent to Rp288, and PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk (PWON), which strengthened 10.50 percent to IDR400.

While stocks that are in the top losers ranks, including PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (ICBP) which fell 6.98 percent to Rp8,325, PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (INDF) which fell 6.67 percent to Rp. 600, and PT Putra Rajawali Kencana Tbk (PURA) which fell 6.33 percent to Rp74.