PT Kereta Api Indonesia managed to reduce the current year's loss rate attributable to owners of the parent entity in the first semester of 2021 by around 65.90% to Rp454.47 billion from the same period the previous year of Rp1.33 trillion.

PT Harum Energy Tbk (HRUM), as of semester I-2021, posted a profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent company of US$10.35 million, down 52.77% from the same period last year of US$21.92 million.

The Jakarta Composite Index in the first trading session on Monday (2/8) rose 7.08 points (0.12%) to 6,077.12.

PT Archi Indonesia Tbk (ARCI), in the first semester of 2021, posted consolidated revenues of US$142.35 million, an increase of 9.44% compared to the same period last year of US$130.07 million.

Bank Indonesia (BI) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) agreed to strengthen the transaction settlement framework using Rupiah-Ringgit (Local Currency Settlement/LCS),  implemented since January 2, 2018.

PT Indofarma (Persero) Tbk, in the first semester of 2021, posted a profit attributable to owners of the parent entity of Rp977.78 million, an increase compared to the same period the previous year, which suffered a loss of Rp4.66 billion.

PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk (ANJT), until the end of June 2021, recorded a profit for the year reaching US$12.63 million, compared to the same period in the previous year, losing US$5.452 million.

PT Bank Permata Tbk recorded a total asset growth of 34.8% YoY in semester I-2021 to Rp212.9 trillion.

Gold prices on Monday (2/8) have the potential to experience pressure amid market concerns about the increase in COVID-19 cases, which has pushed market participants into safe gold assets.

The Jakarta Composite Index at the opening of trading Monday (2/8) opened higher by 15.64 points amid waiting for market participants to anticipate government policies regarding the extension of the community activity restriction PPKM.

PT PP Presisi Tbk (PPRE), through its subsidiary PT Lancarjaya Mandiri Abadi (LMA), will work on a mining infrastructure project worth Rp6 trillion in Jambi.

PT Panca Mitra Multiperdana Tbk (PMMP) is optimistic that the eighth factory in Situbondo, East Java, will be operational by the end of August 2021.