Positive sentiment from regional was the driving force for the strengthening Jakarta Composite Index at the opening of trading after the Eid holiday on Monday (17/5) by 11.79 points.

"This morning the regional market opened higher with Kospi 0.4% and Nikkei 0.3%. For the JCI, there is a potential to move higher as the market opens again after the Eid holiday," said PT Samuel Sekuritas Research in Jakarta.

At the opening of trading on Monday, the Indonesian Stock Exchange opened up 11.79 points (0.2%) to 5,950.14 positions. Meanwhile, the leading stock index LQ45 climbed 3.36 points (0.38%) to 886.29.