JAKARTA - On Monday, August 21, foreign investors purchased up to 4.70 billion shares. This was the highest foreign purchase volume in these past trading days, accompanied by a significant increase in foreign sales volume to 3.79 billion shares. As a result, foreign net volume was 912,847,400 shares in the green zone. This time, mining holding company PT Bumi Resources Tbk (BUMI) had the highest net volume (1.26 billion shares), while digital ecosystem company PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GOTO) had the lowest net volume (-1.41 billion shares). The total transactions of the two issuers were also quite impressive, with foreign purchases of BUMI shares reaching 1.57 billion and foreign sales of GOTO shares reaching 1.86 billion.

Then, PT Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk (BRMS) followed BUMI with a net volume of 962.34 million shares after foreigners purchased more than 1.06 billion of its shares. PT Bukalapak.com Tbk (BUKA) also reported 309.65 million shares of foreign purchases, with a net volume of 152.90 million. The following two issuers, PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk (FREN) and lifestyle retailer PT MAP Aktif Adiperkasa Tbk (MAPA), both reported net volumes of around 35 million shares, despite foreign investors buying nearly 75 million MAPA shares and only about 40 million FREN shares.

GOTO, on the other hand, was followed by the national bank PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBRI) and the general mining contractor service company PT Darma Henwa Tbk (DEWA), both of which have a negative net volume of 23–24 million shares. Foreign investors sold 68.69 million shares of BBRI and 56.65 million shares of DEWA. Finally, PT Industri dan Perdagangan Bintraco Dharma Tbk (CARS) and PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BBCA) both reported net volumes of -21 million shares after foreign investors sold 23.54 million CARS shares and 65.90 million BBCA shares. (KD)

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