Breaking News! US Dollar Rises Again to Rp17,015

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The rupiah exchange rate opened weaker against the US dollar on early trading on Thursday (9/4/2026), after experiencing a sharp strengthening the previous day.

According to Refinitiv data, the rupiah started morning trading in the red zone with a 0.06% weakening to Rp17,015/US.Meanwhile, onWednesday′strading(8/4/2026), therupiahclosedwitha0.50.

Meanwhile, the US dollar index (DXY) at 09:00 WIB was recorded moving stably at 99.133, after the previous trading session it plunged 0.73% and touched the lowest level in a month.

The rupiah’s movement in today’s trading is still expected to be influenced by external dynamics, particularly the direction of the US dollar’s movement in the global market.

Market players are currently still monitoring developments in the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, which is considered not yet fully solid. This condition makes the US dollar’s movement still potentially volatile, in line with the high market sensitivity to geopolitical developments and energy prices.

This situation ultimately also affects the movement of other currencies, including the rupiah.

Meanwhile, from the domestic side, Bank Indonesia (BI) has explained the reasons for the decline in Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves in March 2026. The foreign exchange reserve position was recorded to have decreased to US$148.2 billion, from US$151.9 billion in February 2026.

BI stated that the decline was partly caused by the use of foreign exchange for government foreign debt payments and rupiah exchange rate stabilisation policies amid increasing global financial market uncertainties.

“The stabilisation policy is Bank Indonesia’s response to the increasing global financial market uncertainties,” BI wrote in a press release on Wednesday (8/4/2026).

Nevertheless, BI emphasised that Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserve position remains at a safe level to support external resilience and maintain rupiah exchange rate stability.