Indonesia Stocks Trade Slightly Lower as July Begins

2026-07-01 02:47 By Farida Husna 1 min. read

Indonesian shares edged down in volatile trading on the first day of July, hovering around 5,613 in morning trade and lingering at a three-week low.

A sharp drop in U.S.

futures weighed on sentiment after Wall Street capped its strongest quarter in six years overnight, with fallout from the Iran war and swings in chip stocks keeping volatility high.

Locally, caution built ahead of June inflation and May trade data due later today.

Inflation in May accelerated toward the upper end of Bank Indonesia’s target of 1-1/2% to 3-1/2%, while April’s surplus narrowed to its smallest since 2020 as imports outpaced exports.

Still, losses were cushioned by measures to cut industrial LNG prices, supporting energy affordability.

Meanwhile, foreign inflows into government bonds and BI securities strengthened, reaching about USD 9 billion through end-June.

Notable laggards included Charoen Pokphand (-7.1%), United Tractors (-3.9%), Pertamina Geothermal Energy (-3.3%), and Bank Tabungan Negara (-2.3%).



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