As a consequence, Indonesia's benchmark stock index (known as the Jakarta Composite Index or IHSG) had plunged 3.16 percent to 4,764.70 by 11:55 local Jakarta time. Meanwhile, the Indonesian rupiah exchange rate had depreciated by 0.60 percent to 11,356 per US dollar around the same time based on the Bloomberg Dollar Index.

Foreign net selling on the Indonesia Stock Exchange amounted to IDR 989.2 billion (USD $87.5 million) in the first trading session on Thursday (10/04). Some big cap stocks that felt the negative impact were Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (-8.82 percent), Astra International (-6.23 percent), Bank Mandiri (-5.83 percent), and Bank Rakyat Indonesia (-4.91 percent). 


Further Reading:

 Analysis of Quick Count Results of the Indonesian Legislative Election 2014

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