Indonesia Stock Market 49th Anniversary Brings Sweet News: IHSG and Rupiah Strengthen, Gold ETF Launched
The 49th anniversary of the Indonesian capital market was marked by a series of positive developments. In trading on Monday, 10 August 2026, the Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) opened higher, while the rupiah also moved positively against the US dollar.
The momentum coincided with the commemoration of 49 years since the reactivation of Indonesia’s capital market. This year’s celebration was also marked by the launch of a new investment product in the form of a gold Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX).
The IHSG opened directly in positive territory in Monday morning trading. Based on IDX trading data, the index opened at 6,440, up 31 points or 0.48 percent compared to the previous trading position.
The IHSG’s strengthening continued in the early trading session. In the first five minutes of trading, the index was still in positive territory with a gain of 17 points or 0.28 percent to 6,427.
In line with the IHSG’s strengthening, share trading activity on the IDX also showed fairly busy movement at the start of trading. Transaction volume reached 3.3 billion shares with a transaction value of Rp1.4 trillion. Meanwhile, transaction frequency reached 202 thousand times.
The IDX market capitalisation also increased to Rp11,264 trillion. Of all shares traded in the early session, 316 shares were recorded as strengthening. Meanwhile, 159 shares were in negative territory and 233 other shares moved flat.
The movement meant that stock market trading at the start of the week, coinciding with the 49th anniversary of the Indonesian capital market, opened with positive sentiment.
Not only the stock market, the rupiah also showed strengthening in morning trading. Citing Bloomberg data, the rupiah moved to Rp17,809 per US dollar. The Garuda currency strengthened by 88 points or 0.49 percent compared to the previous trading.
The strengthening moved the rupiah further away from the Rp18,000 per US dollar level. The rupiah’s positive movement occurred simultaneously with the momentum of the 49th anniversary of the Indonesian capital market, which fell on Monday, 10 August 2026.
This year’s commemoration of the Indonesian capital market anniversary marks 49 years since the national capital market was reactivated.