The Indonesia stock market has moved lower in two straight sessions, sinking almost 275 points or 3.6 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 6,900-point plateau although it's likely to stop the bleeding on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed with a touch of upside as ambiguity continues to reign in the Middle East. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were slightly higher and the Asian markets figure to split the difference. The JCI finished modestly lower on Monday following losses from the financial shares and telecoms, while the resource and cement companies were mixed. For the day, the index slumped 63.78 points or 0.92 percent to finish at 6,905.62 after trading between 6,846.63 and 7,001.68. Among the actives, Bank CIMB Niaga tumbled 1.78 percent, while Bank Mandiri eased 0.07 percent, Bank Danamon Indonesia rallied 4.21 percent, Bank Negara Indonesia skidded 1.04 percent, Bank Central Asia shed 0.40 percent, Bank Rakyat Indonesia stumbled 1.84 percent, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison tanked 2.68 percent, Indocement spiked 2.96 percent, Semen Indonesia dropped 0.96 percent, Indofood Sukses Makmur sank 0.72 percent, United Tractors slumped 0.82 percent, Astra International soared 3.86 percent, Energi Mega Persada cratered 3.55 percent, Astra Agro Lestari jumped 1.86 percent, Aneka Tambang vaulted 1.93 percent, Vale Indonesia skyrocketed 11.06 percent, Timah strengthened 2.01 percent and Bumi Resources lost 1.85 percent.
The lead from Wall Street suggests mild upside as the major averages opened mixed on Monday and largely hugged the line throughout the session, finishing with slight gains.
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Market Analysis
May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.