Mark Your Calendar: IDX Suspends Trading for 5 Days Before Eid al-Fitr and Nyepi
Jakarta – Indonesia’s Stock Exchange (IDX) has established its market holiday calendar for the forthcoming Eid al-Fitr celebration of 1447 Hijri. Notably, the 2026 Lebaran festivities coincide closely with the sacred Nyepi observance, resulting in an extended holiday period.
According to official announcements, Indonesia’s capital markets will cease trading activity for five working days. Beginning 18 March 2026 as joint leave for Nyepi, followed by Thursday, 19 March 2026, which coincides with Nyepi and the Saka 1948 New Year observance.
Share trading will be suspended on Friday, 20 March 2026 as joint Eid al-Fitr leave. The holidays continue on Monday, 23 March 2026 and Tuesday, 24 March 2026, also designated as joint Lebaran leave. Capital market trading activities will resume on Wednesday, 25 March 2026. This information is crucial for market participants to plan investment strategies and transactions more carefully.
The composite stock index (IHSG) continued its decline ahead of the extended break. The IHSG plummeted 3.05 per cent or 224.90 points to 7,137.21 in Friday, 13 March 2026 trading. Transaction value reached Rp13.70 trillion whilst transaction volume totalled Rp285.80 million. This figure represents accumulated trading from 1.6 million investor transactions.
All stock sectors experienced significant corrections, led by transportation down 3.87 per cent. Declines also occurred in infrastructure falling 3.64 per cent, followed by cyclical consumer down 3.55 per cent and technology declining 3.41 per cent.
Phintraco Securities’ analyst team attributed additional negative sentiment to the United States launching a new trade investigation against 60 nations to determine whether they have failed to restrict unfair practices. Policy anchored to Section 301 permits the US government to impose tariffs on countries proven to engage in unfair trade practices without additional congressional authorisation.
“Investors worry that prolonged US-Iran conflict will sustain crude oil prices at elevated levels longer than previously anticipated, thereby driving inflation increases and widening the state budget deficit,” the daily research noted on Friday, 13 March 2026.
Understanding the exchange’s holiday schedule enables market participants to better manage transaction timing and portfolio strategy, particularly before extended break periods that typically impact market liquidity.