Volatile Markets: IHSG Rises 0.6% to 8,330 Level

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) rebounded at the opening of trading today, Wednesday (25 February 2026), following a correction in yesterday’s trading. The IHSG surged 49.29 points or rose 0.60% to the level of 8,330.13.

Nevertheless, today’s market dynamics remained quite volatile, with the index strengthening over 1% before moving into negative territory, declining as much as 0.25%, before recovering and closing strongly at the end of the session.

A total of 319 stocks advanced, 329 declined, and 169 remained unchanged. Transaction value at market opening reached Rp 16.69 trillion, involving 31.39 billion shares across 1.74 million transactions. Market capitalisation also returned to the Rp 15 trillion level.

The majority of trading sectors strengthened today, with the highest gains recorded in the healthcare, non-staple consumer goods and financial sectors.

Shares of Bumi Resources (BUMI), Astrindo Nusantara Infrastruktur (BIPI) and Bukit Uluwatu Villa (BUVA) were the most actively traded today.

Bank Central Asia shares (BBCA) contributed 11.84 index points to today’s gains.

Meanwhile, Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BBRI), which strengthened 1.55% to Rp 3,930 per share, contributed 9.43 points.

This was followed by shares in INKP, MEGA, TLKM and ASII.

Entering the second week of trading this week, the domestic financial market’s euphoria remains quite positive. Market participants appear to have largely anticipated the renewed dynamics surrounding reciprocal tariffs, with market responses trending more measured.

The Asia-Pacific markets strengthened on Wednesday, following a rally driven by the technology sector on Wall Street, triggered by easing concerns about disruption caused by artificial intelligence (AI) in certain industries.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.9% at the opening of trading. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index surged more than 1% to a new record high, whilst the Topix edged slightly higher.

Similarly, South Korea’s Kospi index rose 1.11% to break through the 6,000 mark for the first time. Outstanding stocks SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics each rose 0.6% and 0.88%.

The Kosdaq index for small-cap stocks increased 0.16%.

Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 26,763, higher than the HSI’s last close at 26,590.32.

US West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures rose 0.61% to $66.03 per barrel.

Investors will also be watching US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, typically delivered later that day.

Overnight in the US, major Wall Street indices strengthened, led by gains in Advanced Micro Devices and software stocks. AMD shares surged 8.8% after Meta Platforms announced a multi-year agreement with the semiconductor company.

This new partnership includes deployment of up to 6 gigawatts of AMD graphics processing units for AI data centres. Meta will also invest in AMD through performance-based warrants of up to 160 million shares of the chipmaker.

This move came a week after Meta announced it would use millions of Nvidia chips in its data centre development. Shares of this favoured AI chip company rose 0.7%.

The S&P 500 index rose 0.77% and closed at 6,890.07, whilst the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.04% and closed at 22,863.68.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 370.44 points, or 0.76%, and ended at 49,174.50, supported by an almost 2% rise in Home Depot shares after the company’s earnings exceeded expectations for the first time in a year. IBM shares, which plummeted in the previous trading day due to AI-related concerns mentioned earlier, also added to Dow gains.