::IHSG Stronger 23 pts Thanks to Mining Sector>>

Go Finance Reporting in Jakarta - Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) is still entrenched in the green belt at the close of trading today, against the negative sentiment that swept the global and regional exchanges. Although not as aggressive as the first session, but capable of supporting the mining sector index to score 23 points.

IHSG, on Wednesday (02/23/2011) evening closed 23.02 points, or 0.7 percent, to 3474.12. LQ45 index rose 5.92 points, or 616.14 and the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) rose 5.1 points to 497.93.

The value of transactions recorded today Rp4, 024 trillion with a transaction volume 3.136 billion shares. As many as 133 stocks advanced, 69 stocks fell, and 104 shares remained unchanged in price. Selling still occurs on foreign investors who reached Rp253, 047 billion.

Asian stocks are still shrouded in fear of crisis in the Middle East who fear it would continue to spread to other countries. Nikkei index down 85.6 points or 0.8 percent, to 10,579.1 followed the Hang Seng fell 83.91 points, or 0.36 percent to 22,906.9 and Strai Times fell 10.78 points, or 0.36 percent, to 3008, 34.

Meanwhile, European bourses were shaded by negative sentiment in early trade. The FTSE 100 index fell 38 points, or 0.63 percent, to 5959.39, followed by the DAX fell 36.82 points, or 0.5 percent, to 7281.53 and the CAC 40 fell 2.25 points, or thin 0.06 percent to 4048.02 .

The mining sector is still victorious sustain movement of the index by scoring 52.58 points, followed by consumer sector rose 16.53 points and the manufacturing sector rose 7.79 points. While the weakening occurred in the plantation sector, down 16.06 points and infrastructure sectors thin down 1.29 points.

Stocks that move strengthened (Top gainers) include PT Bayan Resources Tbk (ITMG) rose Rp2.000 to Rp48.600, PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) rose Rp600 to Rp20.200, and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (UNVR) rose Rp450 to Rp15.700.

Meanwhile, stocks that move down (top lossers) including PT Sarana Tower Nusantara Tbk (TOWR) down Rp1.200 to Rp9.800, PT Inovisi Infracom Tbk (INVS) dropped Rp1.150 and PT United Tractors Tbk (UNTR) down Rp250 to Rp22.900. (GoFinance)