JAKARTA –Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) plunged 5.02%, or 325.03 points, since the opening of trading on Tuesday (18/3), reaching 6,156.91.

This sharp decline led Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) to enforce a trading halt. The halt took effect at 11:20 WIB.

The volume of shares traded since the opening had reached 135.74 million lots, with a transaction value of IDR 8.40 trillion, spread across 753.14 thousand transactions.

All sectors experienced significant declines, with the technology sector recording the largest drop of 11.75%, followed by basic materials, which fell 7.29%, and energy, which dropped 4.57%. (KR)