JAKARTA. Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) revealed that the number of investors in the capital market of Indonesia has reached 9.8 million single investor identifications (SIDs).
Iman Rachman, President Director of IDX, confirmed that there had been additional 2.3 million SIDs since the beginning of this year until October 11, 2022. Out of those registered investors, 4.3 million are stock investors.
Furthermore, Rachman mentioned that IDX recorded 44 new publicly listed issuers, bringing the total public companies listed on IDX to 810 issuers.
Rachman further highlighted the volatility and fluctuation of the global stock market. However, the IDX Composite is revealed to have been continued to grow 5% since the beginning of this year. Previously, IHSG managed to arrive at its peak at 7,318 on September 13, 2022.
“This performance is a triumph considering how most of global stock market are experiencing negative results,” Rachman said.
Rachman also deems Indonesia’s stock market quite attractive for foreign investors. It is backed with the data that shows how the accumulated net foreign buy of IDX in September had reached IDR 69.5 trillion. (KR/ZH)