The Indonesia stock market on Tuesday snapped the two-day slide in which it had given up almost 80 points or 1.3 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 6,200-point plateau and it's expected to open to the upside again on Wednesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is mildly positive on hopes for an end to hostilities in the Middle East. The European and U.S. markets were up and the Asian bourses are expected to open in similar fashion.
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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.