Indonesia halts stock trading after market plunges 9%
Published on: Monday 07 April 2025
Indonesia’s stock exchange halted trading for 30 minutes on Tuesday morning after the country’s benchmark index tumbled more than 9% within minutes of opening, the steepest drop in years. The country's financial markets reopened on Tuesday following a nearly two-week closure for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, only to be met with global volatility and fresh trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs. The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI), which tracks all stocks listed on th