These are a number of sentiments that will affect the JCI’s movement in the second quarter of 2021

ILLUSTRATION. JCI in the second quarter of 2021 will be in the support range 6,100 and resistance 6,500.

Reporter: Akhmad Suryahadi | Editor: Wahyu T. Rahmawati

KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. A number of sentiments are believed to affect the movement of the Combined Stock Price Index (IHSG) in the second quarter of 2021.

From within the country, Panin Sekuritas analyst William Hartanto said, one of the sentiments awaited by market players is Indonesia’s economic growth. William said this sentiment is expected to increase public investment interest. “As we know, this month the JCI daily transaction value is very small. This clearly indicates that market players are still wait and see, ”Explained William to Kontan.co.id, Sunday (28/3).

Other sentiments come from externals, among others yield United States (US) government bonds and potential bubble technology stocks on the US stock exchange. William said that the current pressure for the Dow Jones was mostly from the Nasdaq index, which mostly contained technology stocks, and several times had seen a decline. “If the Dow Jones weakens, the optimism of domestic market players will also decline and trigger action profit taking, ”He continued.

With these sentiments, William projects that the JCI in the second quarter of 2021 will be in a range support 6,100 and resistance 6.500.

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Meanwhile, William said there were a number of stocks that could be observed in the second quarter, including from the banking sector such as PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BBRI), PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (BBNI), and PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI). In the consumer goods sector there are shares of PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (UNVR), PT HM Sampoerna Tbk (HMSP), and PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (INDF).

In the trade and retail sector, investors can look at the shares of PT Matahari Department Store Tbk (LPPF) and PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk (RALS). In the infrastructure sector, shares of PT Jasa Marga Tbk (JSMR) and PT Telkom Indonesia Tbk (TLKM) is also interesting.

Meanwhile in the sector health care, shares of PT Medikaloka Hermina Tbk (HEAL) and shares of PT Itama Ranoraya Tbk (IRRA) is also interesting because it is still in the mass vaccination sentiment.

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