"The Indonesia Stock Exchange index continued to strengthen indicating investors` interest in domestic shares," BEI`s director of company assessment, Hoesen, said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Jakarta Composite Index strengthened further on Wednesday closing at a new record high at 5,089.34 points.
The index was up 46.55 or0.32 percent. The LG45 index meanwhile was up 5.43 points (0.65 percent) to 859.37.
"The Indonesia Stock Exchange index continued to strengthen indicating investors` interest in domestic shares," BEI`s director of company assessment, Hoesen, said.
He said the increasing number of companies planning to conduct an IPO had provided positive sentiment for the capital market.
"The increasing number of companies planning to go public at the IDX will provide more choices for investors to place their investment," he said.
He said he was optimistic the Indonesian capital market would continue to show positive performance in the current changing global sentiment.
Trust Securities Analyst Reza Priyambada meanwhile said the strengthening of global stock exchanges had helped support to make the domestic stock market to make another highest record.
"There is still room for the index to further strengthen but certainly no reversal should happen at global stock exchanges as the condition for it," he said.
Share trading at the Indonesia Stock Exchange occurred 193,891 times at a volume of up to 6.075 billions of shares worth Rp5.982 trillion.
A total of 197 shares strengthened while 101 weakened and 108 others unmoved.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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