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JAKARTA STOCKS CLOSE HIGHER ON POSITIVE GLOBAL MARKET SENTIMENTS
Jakarta, Dec. 2 (ANTARA) - Indonesian stocks closed higher here on Wednesday noon on positive sentiments in the global markets.
The Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) at the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) traded 18.60 points or 0.76 percent higher to 2,471.10 points.
The global bourse indice significantly strengthened following a report that Dubai World`s potential debt default had shrunk to US$26 billion only, according to Khrisna Dwi Setiawan, a research analyst of PT Valbury Asia Securities.
Besides, there was also a report on economic progress in China, Japan, Europe and the United States which bolstered investors` optimism, he said.
Another factor which boosted Indonesian stocks was a report on the BUMI share hike following information that the company`s coal production increased to 17.5 million tons in the third quarter of 2009 and the company planned to exploit an ore mine in Mauritania and a gold mine in Sulawesi with a total investment of US$800 million, he said.
At the BEI`s morning trading session, 108 stocks advanced, 45 lost and 59 remained static. The transaction volume reached 2.230 billion shares from 49,129 times of transactions worth a total of Rp2.007 trillion.
Among top gainers at the BEI were Astra Agro Lestari (AALI) shares that rose Rp 850 to Rp 23,800, Bumi Resources (BUMI) shares that surged Rp 75 to Rp 2,550, International Nickel (INCO) shares that advanced Rp 150 to Rp 3,750, and PTBA shares that added Rp 150 to Rp16,950 per share.
At regional bourses, the Hang Seng index rose 283.12 points or 1.28 percent to 22,396.27 points, the Nikkei 225 index advanced 17.40 points or 0.17 percent to 9,588.72, and the Singapore Strait Times index gained 21.27 points or 0.77 percent to 2,792.17 points.
At the market`s opening, the BEI index went up 10.193 points or 0.40 percent to 2,462.726 points and the LQ-45 index surged 2,228 points or 0.43 percent to 487.018 points.
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The Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) at the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) traded 18.60 points or 0.76 percent higher to 2,471.10 points.
The global bourse indice significantly strengthened following a report that Dubai World`s potential debt default had shrunk to US$26 billion only, according to Khrisna Dwi Setiawan, a research analyst of PT Valbury Asia Securities.
Besides, there was also a report on economic progress in China, Japan, Europe and the United States which bolstered investors` optimism, he said.
Another factor which boosted Indonesian stocks was a report on the BUMI share hike following information that the company`s coal production increased to 17.5 million tons in the third quarter of 2009 and the company planned to exploit an ore mine in Mauritania and a gold mine in Sulawesi with a total investment of US$800 million, he said.
At the BEI`s morning trading session, 108 stocks advanced, 45 lost and 59 remained static. The transaction volume reached 2.230 billion shares from 49,129 times of transactions worth a total of Rp2.007 trillion.
Among top gainers at the BEI were Astra Agro Lestari (AALI) shares that rose Rp 850 to Rp 23,800, Bumi Resources (BUMI) shares that surged Rp 75 to Rp 2,550, International Nickel (INCO) shares that advanced Rp 150 to Rp 3,750, and PTBA shares that added Rp 150 to Rp16,950 per share.
At regional bourses, the Hang Seng index rose 283.12 points or 1.28 percent to 22,396.27 points, the Nikkei 225 index advanced 17.40 points or 0.17 percent to 9,588.72, and the Singapore Strait Times index gained 21.27 points or 0.77 percent to 2,792.17 points.
At the market`s opening, the BEI index went up 10.193 points or 0.40 percent to 2,462.726 points and the LQ-45 index surged 2,228 points or 0.43 percent to 487.018 points.
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