IHSG Opens in Red Zone, Diverging from Other Asian Markets
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) began the morning in the red zone on Wednesday (25/3/2026). The index opened down 0.31% at the level of 7,084.
A total of 224 stocks rose, 142 fell, and 327 remained unchanged. Trading value reached Rp 1.23 trillion, involving 2.40 billion shares in 73,090 transactions. Market capitalisation also fell to Rp 12,549 trillion.
Shortly after the market opened, the IHSG corrected more sharply to 0.66% before gradually trimming the weakness.
Today marks the first trading day for the IHSG after the long holiday for Nyepi and Eid al-Fitr. For investors, the IHSG during this year’s Ramadan is not something to remember fondly, as it was battered, causing many investors to incur losses.
Market players today will once again monitor several important sentiments in the remaining trading this week, which will only be open for three days until Friday.
Although this week is shorter, investor attention remains focused on various important agendas from global and domestic sources.
From developments in money supply, US consumer sentiment data, US import and export price releases, to initial US unemployment claims, which will provide the latest picture of the Uncle Sam’s labour market conditions.
This series of sentiments is expected to act as a catalyst for market movements, from stocks and the rupiah exchange rate to commodity prices throughout this week’s trading.
Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Wednesday, with comments from US President Donald Trump pointing towards potential talks with Iran boosting positive market sentiment, although Tehran has denied any direct negotiations with Washington.
Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said the US and Iran “are currently in negotiations” and signalled that Tehran wants to reach a peace agreement, adding that he had withdrawn threats to target Iran’s energy infrastructure “based on the fact that we are negotiating.”
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index rose more than 1.4% in early trading.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 2.5%, while the Topix added 2.4%. South Korea’s Kospi index surged 2.5%, while the Kosdaq index for small companies rose 1.6%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng futures index was at 24,972, higher compared to the last close of the index at 25,063.71.
Oil prices fell in early Asian trading hours. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures fell 3.92% to $88.73 per barrel.
US stock futures rose on Tuesday night in the United States, with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each up 0.7% and 0.8%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 318 points, or 0.7%.
Futures were higher after the S&P 500 experienced a decline, giving back some of the sharp gains seen in the previous session, as crude oil prices rose again while the Iran war continued into its fourth week.
The broad market index lost 0.37% and ended at 6,556.37, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 84.41 points, or 0.18%, and settled at 46,124.06. The Nasdaq Composite index fell 0.84% and closed at 21,761.89.