Breaking News! IHSG Surges 1.10% Back to 7,500 Level

Jakarta — Indonesia’s composite stock index (IHSG) surged 1.10% to the 7,527 level during morning trading on Wednesday, 11 March 2026.

A total of 463 stocks advanced, 360 remained unchanged, and 133 declined. Trading volume reached 4.98 billion shares with 315,000 transactions valued at Rp2.52 trillion.

The equity market today is being influenced by several factors. One significant development is the parliamentary commission’s fitness and proper test for ten candidates to the financial regulatory authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, OJK) board of commissioners. This assessment follows the resignation of the chairman, vice chairman, and board members of the OJK in late January 2026.

The Commission XI of parliament is conducting the fitness and proper test on the ten candidates nominated by the President on Wednesday, 11 March 2026. These candidates were selected from a field of twenty in earlier stages. Five names will be determined on the same day, with formal endorsement by parliament’s plenary session expected on Thursday, 12 March 2026.

Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific markets continued their upward trajectory as investors considered evolving geopolitical conditions in the Middle East on Wednesday, 11 March 2026.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.35% in early trading. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.36%, while the Topix gained 1.22%. South Korea’s Kospi index advanced 2.52%, with the Kosdaq index for smaller companies up 1.39%.

Additionally, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures stood at 25,936 compared with the previous closing level of 25,959.9.