JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly higher on the Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): Share prices closed mostly higher on the Jakarta
Stock Exchange (JSX) here yesterday.

The broad-based Composite Index strengthened to 461.72 from
454.32 Tuesday, while the narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index rose to
107.65 from 105.98.

A broker said three companies were delisted from JSX: PT
Prodenta Indonesia (300,272 shares), PT Pfizer Indonesia (600,000
shares) and PT Unitex Indonesia (1.58 million shares).

The shares enjoying significant increases yesterday included
H.M. Sampoerna (up Rp 925), Barito Pacific Timber (up Rp 650),
Trias Sentosa (up Rp 450), Sumalindo Lestari (up Rp 425), Jakarta
Int's Hotel (up Rp 400), Andayani Megah (up Rp 375), Super Mitory
Utama (up Rp 325) and Summarecon (up Rp 250).

Top losers were, among others, Ficorinvest Bank (down Rp
1,200), Astra Int's Inc. (down Rp 400), Branta Mulia (down Rp
350), Bunas Finance and Inter-Pacific Bank (down Rp 250 each).

Trading volume jumped to 28.46 million shares worth Rp 117.56
billion (US$54.93 million) yesterday from 19.7 million shares
valued at Rp 84.32 billion ($39.4 million) on Tuesday.

Of the total trading volume, 14.14 million shares changed
hands at Rp 52.71 billion on regular market, 200,000 shares at Rp
1.14 billion on the bloc sale board, 12.22 million shares at Rp
57.22 billion on the crossing board, 1.89 million shares at
Rp6.48 billion on the foreign board and 200 shares at Rp 680,000
were traded on the odd lot board.

No shares were traded on the cash trading board yesterday.
(icn)