Composite index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) only gained 0.07% this early morning trade as profit taking hit, narrowing opening gains. At 10.09 am Jakarta time, IDX composite was 5678. Year to date, IDX has gained 7.15%, ranked 7 among the global indices. While stocks in the Asia-Pacific region are experiencing a mixed start of trading this morning. Some market concerns today include the ransomware attack (global cyber attack), a new missile test that is conducted by North Korea over the weekend, and crude oil prices. While Asia markets still needs to digest weaker-than-expected economic data from the USA that was released late last week.
