JAKARTA - The difference in foreign investors' share buying and selling operations on Friday, August 16, generated a net foreign surplus at 452.70 million shares. This statistic was calculated by the difference between foreign buying volume (2.16 billion shares) and foreign selling volume (1.71 billion shares). The digital company PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GOTO) had the largest net volume at 148.20 million shares, and a share buy volume of 283.37 million shares.

Furthermore, 153.12 million shares of coal mining business PT Bumi Resources Tbk (BUMI) were purchased, for a net volume of 73.79 million shares. Foreign investors also purchased approximately 67.08 million shares of the aerosol services company PT Estee Gold Feet Tbk (EURO) for a net volume of 61.70 million shares, followed by 61.57 million shares of the industrial area development company PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk (KIJA) for a net volume of 57.08 million shares. In the precious metal mining sector, PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTM) shares were purchased for 91.02 million shares, with a net volume of 54.85 million shares.

Meanwhile, on the share sale list, foreign investors began by selling 109.80 million shares of PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk (FREN) without purchasing any, resulting in a net volume of -109.80 million shares. The next share sale was done to the e-commerce company PT Bukalapak.com Tbk (BUKA) for around 137.94 million shares with a net volume of -100.32 million shares. Shares of PT Surya Citra Media Tbk (SCMA), which operates in the multimedia sector, were also sold for 23.31 million shares, and the net volume was -18.95 million shares. In addition, 16.34 million shares of PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk (MBMA), a manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries, were sold, for a net volume of -15.93 million shares. At last, shares of property company PT Summarecon Agung Tbk (SMRA) were sold for 28.69 million shares, for a net volume of -15.82 million shares. (KD)

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