The index of the Indonesian Stock Exchange opened 0.17 percent higher at 4,176.75 points with index of 45 most liquid stocks up 0.26 percent to 691.02 points.
Technical factor pushed up the index as shares had been oversold,chief researcher of Trust Securities, Reza Priyambada said here on Monday.
Regional market such as Hang Seng recorded a 0.71 percent increase in index to 22,018.32 points with Nikkei-225 index down 0.05 percent to 13,654.91 points and that of Straits Times up 0.35 percent to 3,100.23 points
Meanwhile the national currency rupiah extended losses in value against the US dollar opening at the level of 10,980 from 10.975 per dollar earlier.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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