JAKARTA - On Wednesday, June 26, three large investors in natural gas refining and processing company, PT Surya Esa Perkasa Tbk (ESSA), were seen adding shares. First, Garibaldi Thohir acquired 33.30 million shares. Boy previously held approximately 14.32% ownership, which has now increased to 14.51%. Furthermore, PT Akraya International purchased another 27.28 million ESSA shares, increasing its stake to 7.81%. Finally, an individual investor named T. Permadi Rachmat purchased 12.11 million ESSA shares, increasing his shareholding to 7.16%.

Another individual investor, Prajogo Pangestu, purchased 11 million shares of PT Barito Pacific Tbk (BRPT), which operates in the energy and industrial sectors. The share portion also increased slightly, to 71.20%. Furthermore, the coal mining holding company PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk (DOID) purchased its own stock in a buyback action, this time for 2.81 million shares.

News about rights issues was highlighted by the nickel mining company PT Vale Indonesia Tbk (INCO). INCO's three major investors saw a decrease in share percentage despite no change in the number of shares they owned. INCO's controller, Vale Canada Limited, saw a decrease from 43.73% to 43.68% of the 4.35 billion shares it owns. The share portion of PT Mineral Industri Indonesia (Persero) was then recorded to have fallen to 19.95% with 1.98 billion shares, while Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., which owned 1.49 billion shares, now only holds 14.99%.

Finally, Tan John Tanuwijaya continued to sell 30.75 million shares of the foundation specialist company PT Berdikari Pondasi Perkasa Tbk (BDKR), while Bank of Singapore Limited released 2 million shares of PT Yulie Sekuritas Indonesia Tbk (YULE), a securities firm. (KD)

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