Foreign Investors Sell Off Shares in Major Banks, "Net Sell" Rp 789 Billion
JAKARTA - Foreign investors recorded a substantial net sell action during the first trading session on Friday (27/3/2026), with the primary pressure occurring on shares of large-capitalisation banking stocks. According to data from the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI), foreign investors booked a net sell of Rp 789.4 billion across the entire market. Banking shares were the main contributors to the selling pressure. In line with this pressure, BBCA shares temporarily corrected by more than 2 percent to the level of 6,725. Foreign selling actions also occurred on other major bank shares such as PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBRI), PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBNI), and PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk (BMRI), although with smaller values. In detail, the following are the ten shares with the largest net foreign sell in the first session. Furthermore, buying actions were also seen in PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTM) amounting to Rp 43.2 billion and PT Bumi Resources Tbk (BUMI) Rp 40.8 billion. In addition, other shares that were accumulated include PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk (ENRG), PT Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk (BRMS), and PT Timah (Persero) Tbk (TINS). It is noted that the Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) closed the first session in the red zone. Throughout the first session, 404 shares declined, 242 shares strengthened, and 312 shares were stagnant. The transaction value was recorded as relatively quiet at Rp 5.7 trillion, with a trading volume of 9.96 billion shares in 781,600 transactions.