KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The IDX Composite Index (IHSG) fell at the beginning of this week. On Monday (18/3), the IHSG fell 0.35% or 25.60 points to 7,302.45 until the end of trading on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX).

Five sectors dragged the IHSG into the red zone. The non-primary consumer goods sector fell 0.45%. The transportation and logistics sector was cut by 0.44%. The energy sector eroded by 0.30%. The infrastructure sector fell 0.24%. The financial sector fell 0.21%.

Meanwhile, six sectors strengthened as the IHSG fell. The technology sector soared 1.14%. The raw materials sector climbed 0.68%. The primary consumer goods sector rose 0.43%. The industrial sector strengthened by 0.19%. The health sector rose 0.05%. The property and real estate sector strengthened by 0.02%.

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Top gainers LQ45 today are:

• PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk (EMTK) 8.21%
• PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk (INKP) 7.02%
• PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (UNVR) 4.92%

Top losers LQ45 consist of:

• PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI) -3.04%
• PT Semen Indonesia Tbk (SMGR) -2.56%
• PT Barito Pacific Tbk (BRPT) -2.54%

The total volume of stock exchange transactions reached 17.84 billion shares with a transaction value of IDR 9.59 trillion. As many as 266 stocks strengthened. There are 256 stocks that weakened and 252 stocks flat.

The IHSG has been recorded to fall 0.97% in the last five trading days. Meanwhile, since the beginning of the year, the IHSG has still strengthened by 0.41%.

Editor: Khomarul Hidayat