The BEI index rose 0.05 percent to 4,501.12 points with the index of 45 most liquid stocks following with a gain of 0.07 percent to 770.39 points.
"The BEI index crossed the psychological level of 4,500 with banking and consumer stocks the main drivers," Samuel Sekuritas` analyst Yualdo Yudoprawiro said.
Yualdo said one of the factors triggering the rise in the BEDI index was positive sentiments brought about by the release of Australia`s unemployment data, which fell to 5.4 percent
Meanwhile, Trust Securities` analyst Reza Priyambada predicted that BEI index would hover around 4,470-4,520 points during today`s trading with limited gain on profit taking.
"Our estimate is the tendency of BEI index to fall would be prevented by positive sentiments," Reza said.
Regional markets Hang Seng recorded a 0.34 percent fall in index to 23,178.66 points, Nikkei-225 index fell 0.86 percent to 11,364.86 points and Straits Times weakened 0.27 percent to 3,267.69 points.(*)
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