JAKARTA - On Thursday, August 22, foreign investors' stock purchasing and selling activity was nearly equal, with a foreign buying volume of 2.04 billion shares and a foreign selling volume of 2.16 billion shares. As a result, net foreign volume ended at -114.84 million shares. On the top buy list, the most shares purchased belonged to the banking company PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBRI), namely 350.72 million shares, with a net volume of 161.21 million shares.

The next purchase was made to the digital company PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GOTO), which purchased 342.29 million shares and had a net volume of 147.95 million shares. The shares of the aerosol services company PT Estee Gold Feet Tbk (EURO) were then purchased for 65.75 million shares, with a net volume of 64.40 million shares, followed by the purchase of 40.89 million shares of the automotive company PT Astra International Tbk (ASII), with a net volume of 32.10 million shares. In the forklift rental industry, 34.10 million shares of PT Sarana Mitra Luas Tbk (SMIL) were purchased, for a net volume of 30.98 million shares.

Meanwhile, shares of the banking company PT Bank KB Bukopin Tbk (BBKP) were sold for 365.85 million shares, resulting in a net volume of -313.29 million shares. Foreign investors also sold 77.35 million shares of PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk (MNCN), which specializes in advertising-based media, for a net volume of -71.35 million shares. Furthermore, 109.07 million shares of the coal mining business PT Bumi Resources Tbk (BUMI) were sold, for a net volume of -64.46 million shares. Around 50.25 million shares of the telecommunications business PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk (FREN) were then sold, for a net volume of -50.23 million shares. Finally, shares of PT Surya Citra Media Tbk (SCMA) in the multimedia sector were sold for 37.44 million shares, resulting in a net volume of -36.32 million shares. (KD)

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