JCI Opens Higher While Asia-Pacific Markets Are Mixed and Wall Street Rises

Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) opened higher by 22 points or 0.30% at the level of 7,564 during Thursday’s trading session on 23 April 2026.

Head of Retail Research at BNI Sekuritas, Fanny Suherman, predicts that the JCI will attempt to break resistance with the potential for correction in today’s trading.

“The JCI has the potential for limited strengthening today and will try to break resistance at 7,600. If it fails to break that level, there is still potential for a pullback,” said Fanny in her daily research on Thursday, 23 April 2026.

She stated that Asia-Pacific markets were mixed in Wednesday’s trading. Movements occurred amid rising concerns that the war in the Middle East could continue, after US President Donald Trump extended the US ceasefire in Iran.

Trump claimed that this step was taken based on the fact that the Iranian Government is deeply divided, and at the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir and PM Shehbaz Sharif from Pakistan.

“We have been asked to delay our attack on the country of Iran until the leaders and their representatives can present a unified proposal,” said Trump in a post on Truth Social.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.40%, while the Topix fell 0.67%. Exports in Japan grew 11.7% in March, supported by solid global demand and rising commodity prices.

In South Korea, the Kospi index rose 0.46% and the Kosdaq strengthened 0.18%. Meanwhile, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index fell 1.18% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng weakened 1.22%.

“JCI support is at the 7,450-7,500 level while JCI resistance is in the 7,570-7,600 range,” she said.

For information, Wall Street stock indices rose on Wednesday, driven by the extension of the US-Iran ceasefire as well as solid corporate performances. The S&P 500 strengthened 1.05%, the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.64%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.69%.