IHSG Opens in the Red, Potentially Sideways; Asian Markets Mixed & Wall Street Rebounds

The IHSG opened down 10 points, or 0.18 percent, at 6,161 at the start of trading on Friday, 19 June 2026.

Head of Retail Research at BNI Sekuritas, Fanny Suherman, predicted the IHSG has the potential to be flat (sideways) with a tendency to strengthen in today’s trading. “We estimate the IHSG today will be sideways with a tendency to strengthen,” Fanny said in her daily research note on Friday.

She noted that stock movements on Asian exchanges were varied during Thursday’s trading. Meanwhile, oil prices weakened again after the US and Iran signed a temporary peace agreement, opening the possibility of ending the conflict in the Middle East. The market is also still observing the implementation developments of the agreement, given that geopolitical uncertainty has not fully subsided. The deal extends the ceasefire announced last April by an additional 60 days, providing space for both countries to negotiate a permanent peace agreement.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index surged 1.65 percent, and the Topix strengthened 1.37 percent. In South Korea, the Kospi index jumped 2.25 percent, while the Kosdaq corrected 3.01 percent. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.59 percent, Taiwan’s Taiex rose 1.28 percent, and Australia’s ASX 200 weakened 0.62 percent. On the other hand, Singapore’s FTSE Straits Times Index added 0.08 percent and Malaysia’s FTSE KLCI gained 0.70 percent.

“IHSG support is at the 6,130-6,080 level, while IHSG resistance is in the 6,200-6,230 range,” she stated.

For information, Wall Street stock indices rebounded in Thursday’s trading, after the previous session was pressured by signals from the Fed that opened the possibility of an interest rate hike this year. The rally was led by technology and semiconductor stocks. The Nasdaq Composite surged 1.91 percent, the S&P 500 jumped 1.08 percent, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.14 percent. Meanwhile, chipmaker stocks were the main driver of the market rally. Intel shares soared 10.6 percent after US President Donald Trump announced that Intel would partner with Apple in chip development and design in the US.