Analysts Recommend Retail Investors Gradually Accumulate Big Bank Shares, Here's Why

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Shares of large-capitalisation banks, or big banks, uniformly strengthened at the close of trading on Friday (10/4/2026), following a 1.23 percent decline in the financial sector during Thursday’s trading. Based on data from the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI), big bank shares were in the green zone at Friday’s market close. Shares of PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BBCA) were observed to strengthen by 3.47 percent to the level of 6,700. Intraday, BBCA showed a gradual upward trend since the opening. Although it faced pressure in the mid-session, shares of Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk (BMRI) managed to hold in the green zone until the end of trading. Meanwhile, PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBNI) rose modestly by 0.54 percent to 3,730. The movement of these shares appeared volatile with a tendency to weaken in the final session, although it still closed in positive territory. As for PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBRI), it strengthened by 3.35 percent to 3,390. The upward trend of BBRI appeared quite stable throughout the day, with a higher low pattern reflecting relatively solid strengthening momentum. It is worth noting that foreign investors conducted net selling on several shares when the Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) closed up 0.39 percent at 7,307.5 on Thursday. BBCA shares were offloaded for a value of Rp 611 billion. Then, BBRI recorded net selling of Rp 339.7 billion. For BMRI shares, it was Rp 207 billion. In aggregate, there were ten shares with foreign net selling.