JAKARTA. The rupiah exchange rate traded in Jakarta on Thursday morning weakened by 15 points to Rp 13,518 per US dollar from Rp 13,503. “Although Indonesia’s gross domestic product [GDP] data for the second quarter of 2015 was better than market estimations, it has not yet been strong enough to support the rupiah exchange rate against the dollar,” said NH Korindo Sekurities Indonesia head of research Reza Priyambada as quoted by Antara in Jakarta on Thursday. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Wednesday that Indonesia’s GDP growth stood at 4.67 percent in the second quarter of 2015, slowing down slightly compared to the same period last year when growth was 5.03 percent.
Rupiah weakens to 13,518 per dollar
JAKARTA. The rupiah exchange rate traded in Jakarta on Thursday morning weakened by 15 points to Rp 13,518 per US dollar from Rp 13,503. “Although Indonesia’s gross domestic product [GDP] data for the second quarter of 2015 was better than market estimations, it has not yet been strong enough to support the rupiah exchange rate against the dollar,” said NH Korindo Sekurities Indonesia head of research Reza Priyambada as quoted by Antara in Jakarta on Thursday. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Wednesday that Indonesia’s GDP growth stood at 4.67 percent in the second quarter of 2015, slowing down slightly compared to the same period last year when growth was 5.03 percent.