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JAKARTA (JP): Prices continued booking significant gains on
the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) yesterday after breaking the
500-barrier last week.

The broad-based Composite Index, closed at 509.08, a 1.32
point increase from 507.75 previously.

The narrower-based GTDBS-50 Index rose as well to close at
123.78 from 122.44 on Monday.

Significant gainers were among others Indocement (up Rp 450),
Inti Indorayon Utama (up Rp 400), Ugahari (up Rp 250), Tjiwi
Kimia (up Rp 225), Tempo Scan Pacific and Sekar Bumi (up Rp 200
each).

Top losers included Duta Pertiwi Nusantara and Gudang Garam
(down Rp 500 each), Trafindo Perkasa (down Rp 250), Bakrie and
Brothers, Alumindo, Ades Alfindo and Abda (down Rp 200 each).

Trading volume was up to 26.71 million shares valued at Rp
105.07 billion (US$48.31 million) yesterday from 24.92 million
shares worth Rp 120.21 billion ($55.27 million) on Monday.

Of the total trading volume, 19.33 million shares were traded
on the regular market, 595,000 shares on the bloc sale board,
6.05 million shares on the cross trading board, 580,500 shares on
the foreign board and 153,000 shares on the cash trading
board.

The odd lot board recorded no transactions.(icn)