JAKARTA – The stock of PT Panca Global Kapital Tbk (PEGE) was seen growing 24.41% throughout yesterday’s (17/7) trading session in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The surge placed this issuer at the top of the gainers’ list, reigning over other issuers.

The IDX data compiled by IDNFinancials today (18/7) shows that PEGE’s closing price yesterday increased IDR 62 per share from IDR 254 to IDR 316 per share. Throughout the day, it hit the lowest at IDR 240 oer share.

The traded shares clocked up to 2.07 million units within 826 transactions worth IDR 613.71 million. The net foreign was recorded at minus 200, resulting from foreign sell of 34,600 and foreign buy of 34,400 shares.

At the runner-up position, sat PT Alakasa Industrindo Tbk (ALKA) with 22.22% jump or IDR 170 per share increase. It hit IDR 935 per share, shifting from IDR 765 per share seen as its last closing price. It peaked at IDR 940 per share and hit the lowest of IDR 760 per share.

Approximately 3.80 million shares of ALKA were being traded within 2,570 transactions worth IDR 3.31 billion. The positive trend in the stock exchange has urged investors to mass-buy ALKA’s shares, resulting in foreign buy of 96,900 shares, higher than the foreign sell of 89,900 shares. (LK/ZH)