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.

"We expect the Indonesian stock exchange to move flat today, awaiting the release of data and government policies regarding the extension of the PPKM, but there is a tendency to strengthen following the Asian markets," said PT Samuel Sekuritas Research in Jakarta.

Meanwhile, at the opening of trading on Monday, the JCI opened up 15.64 points (0.26%) to 6,098.01. Meanwhile, the leading stock index LQ45 rose 7.2 points (0.87%) to 830.24.

For global conditions, last week's closing saw a correction in the US market. The Dow Jones index fell 0.42%, the S&P500 fell 0.54%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.71%.

There is another concern from the United States that there will be a surge in COVID-19 cases, with an a