Jakarta. Indonesia’s benchmark stock index swung sharply in the first trading session on Friday but managed to stay above the 8,000 level.

The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed the session up 0.54 percent at 8,051.1, after moving within a range of 7,983–8,051, according to RTI data. A total of 301 stocks gained, 350 declined, and 148 remained unchanged. Trading volume reached 46.5 billion shares worth Rp 66.7 trillion across 1.9 million transactions.

Asian markets mostly retreated on Friday following Wall Street’s latest record highs, driven by a rally in technology giants Nvidia and Intel.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped nearly 0.6 percent to 45,045.81 after the Bank of Japan kept its short-term interest rate steady at 0.5 percent. Fresh data also showed Japan’s inflation cooled to 2.7 percent in August, the lowest in 10 months.

Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index edged down less than 0.1 percent to 26,537.97, while the Shanghai Composite fell slightly to 3,829.34. Investors are eyeing a scheduled call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on tariffs and a deal to keep TikTok operating in America.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.3 percent to 8,773.50, recovering from losses the day before. South Korea’s Kospi slipped nearly 0.5 percent to 3,445.24, India’s Sensex dropped 0.6 percent, and Taiwan’s Taiex slid 0.7 percent.

On Wall Street, all three major U.S. indexes notched fresh records Thursday. The S&P 500 gained 0.5 percent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 124 points, or 0.3 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.9 percent.

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