JAKARTA – Jakarta Composite Stock Price Index (JCI) closed the first session on Thursday (16/1) at 7,142.30 points, slightly down from the opening session at 7,178.99 points. Despite the slight decline, the index remained in the green zone throughout the first session.

Following the morning session’s close, the IHSG had dipped and briefly touched the red zone at 7,075.67 points. However, this was short-lived as the index quickly rebounded, reaching 7,148.24 points at 11.15 AM WIB.

The IHSG’s position in the green zone was supported by the strengthening of several large-cap stocks in the energy and banking sectors. Energy stocks that rose include PT Barito Renewables Energy Tbk (BREN), PT Pertamina Geothermal Tbk (PGEO), PT Alamtri Resources Indonesia Tbk (ADRO), PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk (ITMG), and PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk (ADMR).

Meanwhile, banking stocks that saw gains include PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BBCA), PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk (BMRI), PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBRI), PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBNI), and PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk (BNGA). (LK/ZH)