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IHSG Weakens 5.91 Percent This Week

| Source: TEMPO_ID_BISNIS Translated from Indonesian | Finance

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) recorded the Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) declining 5.91 percent during the period of 9-13 March 2026. The IHSG closed at the level of 7,137 on Friday, 13 March 2026. This position weakened compared to the previous week which closed at the level of 7,585.

“In turn, changes were also experienced by the BEI market capitalisation, which decreased by 6.96 percent to Rp 12.678 trillion from Rp 13.627 trillion in the previous week,” said BEI Corporate Secretary Kautsar Primadi Nurahmad in an official statement, quoted on Sunday, 15 March 2026.

The average daily transaction volume of the exchange also declined 25.49 percent to 31.55 billion shares from 42.34 billion shares in the previous week. Meanwhile, the average daily transaction value fell by 31.10 percent to Rp 17.20 trillion from Rp 24.97 trillion in the previous week.

Foreign investors on Friday, 13 March 2026 recorded a net selling value of Rp 117.17 billion. Meanwhile, throughout 2026 foreign investors have recorded net selling of Rp 8.85 trillion.

In the first trading session on Friday, 13 March 2026, the IHSG weakened 1.81 percent at the level of 7,229. All sectoral indices closed in the red. According to analysts at Mirae Asset Securities, the weakness was caused by a fresh surge in global crude oil prices.

On Friday, 13 March 2026, Brent crude oil prices returned to the level of US$100 per barrel. “In line with Jakarta, major Asian stock exchanges also declined in the red zone today whilst continuing to monitor developments in the Middle East,” said analysts at Mirae Asset Securities in a statement on Friday.

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