The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) in the first trading session today, on Wednesday (17/3), fell 22.01 points or 0.35% to 6,287.69.

Of all traded stocks, 176 stocks rose, 256 stocks fell, and 176 stocks were stagnant. The total volume of transactions reached 11.73 billion shares with a transaction value of Rp6.34 trillion.

Four sectoral indices fell and dragged the JCI. The plantation sector fell the deepest by 1.36%, the financial sector declined 1.01%, the mining sector decreased 0.28%, and the construction sector was down 0.12%.

Meanwhile, six other sectors strengthened. The biggest gain was the infrastructure sector, which rose 0.29%. The trade and services sector rose 0.23%, the basic industrial sector rose 0.20%.

Furthermore, the miscellaneous industry sector rose 0.10%, the manufacturing sector increased by 0.10%, and the consumer goods sector edged up 0.02%.

The stocks that entered the LQ45 top gainers were PT Erajaya Swasembada Tbk (ERAA) up 4.80%, PT PP Tbk (PTPP) up 4.50%, PT Wijaya Karya Tbk (WIKA) up 2.99%.

For stocks that entered the LQ45 top losers, PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk (PWON) fell 2.54%, PT Bank BTPN Syariah Tbk (BTPS) fell 2.38%, PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk (BSDE) fell 2.34 %.

Foreign investors recorded a net buy of Rp47.49 billion in all markets. The stocks with the largest foreign net purchases were PT Timah Tbk (TINS) Rp53.4 billion, PT Telkom Indonesia Tbk (TLKM) Rp44.4 billion, and PT Bank KB Bukopin Tbk (BBKP) Rp23.7 billion.

The stocks with the largest foreign net sales were PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BBRI) with Rp85.9 billion, PT Vale Indonesia Tbk (INCO) Rp31.1 billion, and PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (BBNI) Rp10.5 billion.