Jakarta Index Extends gain In Opening Trade

Jakarta, July 24 (Antara) - The Jakarta composite index (JCI extended gain in the opening trade on Thursday. The index of the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) opened 16.76 points or 0.33 percent higher at 5,109.99 points on Thursday with index of 45 most liquid stocks up 0.56 percent to 878.25 points. Meanwhile the Indonesian currency rupiah lost some of its value against the US dollar trading at the level of 11,543 per US dollar from the earlier level of 11,507 per dollar.