JAKARTA - The net foreign volume was -961,097,600 shares on Thursday, August 24. Foreign investors purchased a total of 2.20 billion shares, but they also sold up to 3.16 billion shares. PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GOTO) once again had the highest sales volume, with 1.13 billion shares. This technology issuer's shares remained at the lowest net volume, which is around -693.28 million shares. PT Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk (BRMS) shares, on the other hand, had the highest net volume this time, albeit with only around 70 million shares, as foreign investors bought 289.41 million shares of this mineral mining company.

Furthermore, PT Bukalapak.com Tbk (BUKA) had a sales volume of just under 170 million shares, with a net volume of around -64.95 million. Surprisingly, the three issuers that followed BUKA each had a net volume deficit of 32 million shares: mining holding company PT Bumi Resources Tbk (BUMI), aviation company PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (GIAA), and nickel mining company PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (NCKL). Nonetheless, foreign investors sold nearly 300 million BUMI shares but only about 45 million GIAA and NCKL shares.

On the other hand, the second highest net volume was in the hands of lifestyle product retailer PT MAP Aktif Adiperkasa Tbk (MAPA), which amounted to 16.17 million shares with a foreign purchase volume of 24.79 million shares. The net volume of almost 15 million shares was recorded by the national bank, PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk (BMRI), after 33.42 million of its shares were also bought up by foreigners. Finally, gold jewelry company PT Hartadinata Abadi Tbk (HRTA) and mining contractor PT Darma Henwa Tbk (DEWA) both reported a net foreign volume of 13 million shares, with total shares sold of 14.13 million for HRTA and 15.92 million for DEWA, respectively. (KD)

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