The JCI January 30, 2020

Jᴀɴᴜᴀʀʏ 30, 2020

* Tʜᴇ JCI ᴛʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ:  6,085ᴘᴛ-6,140ᴘᴛ (Yᴇsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀʏ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ: 6,113ᴘᴛ)

* Wᴀʟʟ Sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛ  ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴜɴᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ʏᴇsᴛᴇʀᴅᴀʏ

* Tʜᴇ JCI ɪs ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғʟᴜᴄᴛᴜᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴜɴᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ Fᴇᴅᴇʀᴀʟ Fᴜɴᴅs Rᴀᴛᴇ (FFR), ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs

Morning,

The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) today (30/1) is expected to be in the range of 6,085pt-6,140pt, likely to regain edge on unchanged FFR rates decision yesterday.  Yesterday (29/1), Wall Street ended flat the DJIA closed higher by 12 points or 0.1% to 28,735pt, while the S&P500 and the Nasdaq both closed down by 3 points  and higher by 5 points, respectively. The Federal Open Market Committee held the overnight benchmark rate in a range between 1.5% and 1.75%, as expected. In a statement, the Fed’s policymaking committee said the direction of rate policy is predicated on whether inflation can return to their 2% objective. The central bank also remarked the labor market remains “strong” while the economy is growing at a “moderate rate.”

Meanwhile, yesterday  the WTI price settled at USD53.3/barrel or lower by 0.3%  against the previous close. At the other end, USDIDR closed at IDR13,634 yesterday  vs. IDR13,647 the previous close.

We advise the following recommendation for 1Q20. 𝐀𝐀𝐋𝐈, 𝐋𝐒𝐈𝐏 (𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪, 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ), 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐑, 𝐈𝐓𝐌𝐆, 𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐎, 𝐏𝐓𝐁𝐀 (𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵-𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵), 𝐆𝐆𝐑𝐌, 𝐔𝐍𝐕𝐑, 𝐈𝐂𝐁𝐏 (𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳, 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ), 𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐈 (𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵-𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒, 𝐒𝐂𝐌𝐀, 𝐌𝐀𝐏𝐈 (𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵),𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐊𝐈𝐌 (𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵-𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵).

Cheers,