At the end of trading today (18/3), the Jakarta Composite Stock Price Index (JCI) gained 70.60 points or 1.12% to 6,347.83.

Of the composite, 239 stocks rose, 236 stocks fell, and 167 stocks were stagnant. The total volume of transactions reached 17.99 billion shares with a market turnover of Rp11.29 trillion.

Seven sectoral indices rose, tracking the rise in the JCI. Miscellaneous industrial sectors shot  2.75%, the infrastructure sector rose by 1.61%, and the basic industrial sector strengthened by 1.56%, the financial sector increased 1.54%, the manufacturing sector rose 1.30%, and the mining sector rose 1.17%, the consumer goods sector strengthened 0.63%.

Three sectors were still in the red zone, such as the property and construction sectors, which fell 0.55%, the trade and services sector declined 0.35%, the plantation sector slipped 0.09%.

Meanwhile, the stocks among the top gainers of the LQ45 were PT Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper Tbk (INKP) which jumped 5.23%, PT Indo Tambangraya Tbk (ITMG) rose 4.69%, PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI) gained 4.21%.

Among the LQ45 top losers included PT Erjaya Swasembada Tbk (ERAA), which fell 2.12%, PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk (JPFA) was down 1.88%, PT Wijaya Karya Tbk (WIKA) decreased 1, 15%.

Foreign investors net-bought shares worth Rp622.84 billion in all markets. The stocks with the most significant net purchases by foreigners were PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI) amounted to Rp191.8 billion, PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (BBNI) Rp103.6 billion, and PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BBRI) Rp99.7 billion.

The stocks among the largest net sales by foreigners were PT Bali Bintang Sejahtera Tbk (BOLA) worth Rp51.9 billion, PT Bank Jago Tbk (ARTO) Rp46.6 billion, and PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk (CPIN) Rp31.9 billion.