The Indonesia stock market ended the three-day losing streak in which it had slumped almost 220 points or 2.2 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just shy of the 7,280-point plateau and it's expected to open in the green again on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat on news of the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran - although the Asian markets have already reacted to this news, so the upside may be more measured than the spikes in the European and U.S. markets.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.