IDX Composite (IHSG) Fall 0.97% to 7,166 on Wednesday (3/4)

IDX COMPOSITE (IHSG) - JAKARTA. The IDX Composite Index (IHSG) which had a slight increase yesterday, fell again on Wednesday (3/4). This marks the fifth decline in the last six trading days.

On Wednesday (3/4), the IHSG fell 0.97% or 70.14 points to 7,166.84 by the end of trading on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI).

Seven sectoral indices dragged the IHSG into the red zone. The technology sector plummeted 1.48%. The property and real estate sector fell 1.42%. The transportation and logistics sector dropped 1.36%. The financial sector slid 1.30%. The non-primary consumer goods sector was cut by 1.14%. The primary consumer goods sector fell 0.65%. The infrastructure sector weakened by 0.58%.

Four sectors strengthened as the IHSG fell. The health sector surged 1.20%. The raw materials sector rose 0.19%. The energy sector climbed 0.15%. The industrial sector increased by 0.11%.

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Today's LQ45 top gainers are:

• PT Mitra Pack Tbk (PTMP) 6.47%
• PT Industri Jamu dan Farmasi Sido Muncul Tbk (SIDO) 5.79%
• PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk (MEDC) 4.01%

The LQ45 top losers consist of:

• PT Barito Pacific Tbk (BRPT) -4%
• PT Bank Central Asia tbk (BBCA) -3.79%
• PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GOTO) -2.86%

The total volume of stock exchange transactions reached 17.95 billion shares with a transaction value of IDR 13.37 trillion. As many as 397 stocks weakened. There were 194 stocks that strengthened and 194 stocks remained flat.

The IHSG recorded a decrease of 2.70% in the last five trading days. Meanwhile, since the beginning of the year, the IHSG has fallen 1.46%.