JAKARTA – On Tuesday, February 12, foreign investor transactions on the Indonesia Stock Exchange once more demonstrated the predominance of stock purchases.

An estimated 3.55 billion shares of stock were purchased by foreign investors overall. Today, foreign investors registered a net buy of 197.80 million shares, with a sales volume (foreign sell) of 3.35 billion shares.

GOTO shares have returned to the list of foreign transactions after being ousted; they even topped the list of top sells today. In PT GOTO Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GOTO), foreign investors purchased 830.86 million shares and sold 1.05 billion shares. A net sell of 225.54 million shares of this digital service parent issuer was reported by the IDX.

Following that, two national banks—Bank Mandiri and BRI—achieved net sell volumes of about 34 million shares. More than 297 million shares of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBRI) and 153.53 million shares of PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk (BMRI) were sold by foreigners.

Following, with a net sell of over 24 million shares, were shares of PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BBCA), which is still in the banking sector. Foreigners sold almost 95.92 million of its shares, while about 72 million were bought.

With a net sell of 22.36 million shares, PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk subsequently closed the top sell list. About 38.17 million shares of this metal ore mining industry issuer were sold overseas.

However, with 226.72 million shares, PT Bumi Resources Tbk (BUMI) continues to be at the top of the buy list. This number is essentially similar to the day before. Foreign buyers bought 366.26 million BUMI shares, while foreign sellers sold nearly 140 million shares.

With a net purchase of just under 79 million shares, PT Bukalapak.com Tbk (BUKA) is also still in second place. Over 250 million shares of the e-commerce firm were purchased by foreigners today.

A net buy of 63.08 million shares was then made for PT J Resources Asia Pasifik Tbk (PSAB). About 11.75 million shares were released, whereas over 75 million shares of this gold mining investment issuer were sold.

Lastly, the telecom firm PT Smartfren Telecom (FREN) and mining contractor PT Darma Henwa Tbk (DEWA) both recorded net purchases of 45–47 million shares, with FREN shares finishing on the top buy list.

About 60 million shares of FREN and nearly 130 million shares of DEWA were purchased by foreign investors. (KD)

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