Emerging Markets: Jakarta stocks jump 1% on bargain-hunting, leading subdued emerging Asia

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06/10/2026 09:13

Updates for afternoon trade
Indonesia equities jump 1%; EM Asia muted
Manila stocks slip 1%
Taipei shares reverse course, lock record close
Philippine peso weakens 0.4%
By Nikita Maria Jino
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Stocks in Indonesia jumped more than 1% to outperform a subdued emerging Asia on Tuesday as investors took advantage of low prices following sharp losses last week, while regional currencies remained muted against a firm greenback.
The Indonesian benchmark has been the worst performer in the region so far this year, down nearly 30% after an MSCI review in January highlighted the market's opaque ownership, weak free-float visibility and unreliable trading data.
Last week, a new exchange rule removing the minimum share price to improve liquidity and price discovery, ahead of another MSCI review in November, took effect. The index lost more than 3% that week.
The Jakarta Composite Index .JKSE rose as much as 1.4% to hit 6,203.704 on Tuesday, its highest level since September 28. It advanced 1.4% on Monday.
"Indonesia's rebound looks partly like bargain-hunting after last week's sharp losses, helped by lower oil prices and reduced expectations of an October Fed hike. Tuesday's gains across banking, infrastructure and property suggest participation beyond commodity stocks," said Glenn Yin, director of research at ACCM.
Philippine stocks .PSI declined as much as 1% a day after scoring their highest close in a week.
The country's annual inflation accelerated to 7.2% in September, data showed, higher than expectations of 6.6%, per a Reuters poll.
"Given persistent food, utilities, and transport price pressures, alongside added import-cost pressure from peso depreciation, we continue to expect the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to deliver 25 basis point hikes in October and December, taking the policy rate to 5.5%," Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note.
South Korean shares .KS11, resuming after a holiday, lost 0.9% on the back of declines in chipmakers Samsung Electronics 005930.KS and SK Hynix 000660.KS. 
Taiwan's benchmark index .TWII booked a record closing high of 49,822.55, climbing 0.5%.
 MSCI's broad index of emerging Asia equities .MIMS00000PUS was little changed, while the EM currencies gauge .MIEM00000CUS was flat in Asian trade. 
The US dollar firmed against the euro, which languished near 17-month lows. USD/
The Taiwan dollar TWD=TP strengthened as much as 0.3% to a near two-week peak, while the Philippine peso PHP= depreciated as much as 0.4%.
The Indian rupee INR=IN weakened to its lowest point since July, ahead of the central bank's interest rate decision on Wednesday.
     
HIGHLIGHTS:    
** South Asia growth holds firm, but energy shock, weather pose risks, World Bank economist says
** Bank of Japan may signal underlying inflation has hit 2% goal, sources say
** Indonesian authorities in talks to allow US dollar transactions at new commodity bourse
     
     
Asia stock indexes and currencies at 0640 GMT
 
 
 
 
COUNTRY
FX RIC
FX DAILY %
FX YTD %
INDEX
STOCKS DAILY %
STOCKS YTD %
Japan
JPY=
-0.17
-0.96
.N225
+1.18
+40.59
China
CNY=CFXS
-
+4.22
.SSEC
0.31
-3.19
India
INR=IN
-0.15
-6.81
.NSEI
0.55
-13.20
Indonesia
IDR=
-0.03
-6.87
.JKSE
1.24
-28.36
Malaysia
MYR=
+0.01
-0.70
.KLSE
0.34
-2.55
Philippines
PHP=
-0.35
-6.34
.PSI
-0.75
-5.83
S.Korea
KRW=
-0.11
+7.18
.KS11
-0.89
64.72
Singapore
SGD=
-0.04
+0.46
.STI
0.21
22.17
Taiwan
TWD=TP
-0.07
-1.17
.TWII
0.22
72.02
Thailand
THB=TH
+0.01
-6.54
.SETI
0.64
25.94

(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Harikrishnan Nair)
((Nikita.Jino@thomsonreuters.com;))