Jakarta Composite Index Opens Lower

Jakarta, July 1 (Antara) - The Jakarta composite index (JCI) of the Indonesioan Stock Exchange (BEI) opened slightly lower on Tuesday. The JCI fell 0.93 point or 0.02 percent to 4,877.65 points with index of 45 most liquid stocks down 0.03 percent to 822.43 points. Meanwhile the rupiah value was unchanged at the level of 11,865 per US dollar in inter-bank transaction in the first minutes of trade that morning.