The index of the Indonesian Stock Exchange fell 1.47 points to 4,891.68 points with index of 45 most liquid stocks down 0.05 percent to 828.96 points.
"Asian markets weakened on negative external sentiment with unexpected fall in US house sales," Samuel Sekuritas analyst Tiesha Narandha Putri said.
US house sales shrank 14.5 percent in March from the previous month and the performance of its manufacturing industry declined in April.
Meanwhile, profit taking is likely after significant strengthening in the prices of mining and plantation shares, he added.
Regional markets such as Hang Seng posted a 0.03 percent increase in index to 22,516.43 points with Nikkei index shrinking 0.12 percent to 14,528.52 points and that of Straits Times gaining 0.42 percent to 3,271.65 points.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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