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Daily Market Wrap

May 21, 2026

21 May 2026
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May 21, 2026

NEWS

  • America : Wall Street advanced (Dow +1.31%, Nasdaq +1.54%, S&P 500 +1.08%) driven by declining oil prices and optimism over the de-escalation of the U.S.–Iran conflict, which eased inflation concerns. Technology stocks led the gains ahead of NVIDIA’s earnings report, while the U.S. 10Y Treasury yield fell to 4.59%, supporting growth and AI-related stocks.
  • Asia :  Asian markets were mixed (China SSE -0.18%, Hang Seng -0.57%, Nikkei 225 -1.23%, KOSPI -0.86%) amid rising global bond yields, elevated inflation, and U.S.–Iran tensions. Japan was pressured by the surge in 10Y JGB yields, fueling expectations of further BoJ tightening, while Hong Kong declined due to profit-taking in technology stocks despite support from the semiconductor sector. China also weakened after the PBoC kept the Loan Prime Rate (LPR) unchanged.

MARKET UPDATE

  • The JCI closed down 0.82% at 6,318, led by a sharp decline in the basic materials sector (-4.67%) following Bank Indonesia’s decision to raise the BI Rate to 5.25% to stabilize the Rupiah. Commodity sentiment was also pressured by discussions surrounding a single-gate natural resources export policy and weakness in heavyweight stocks, although the Rupiah strengthened after the BI decision.
  • Bond market: Indonesia’s 10Y government bond yield (SUN 10Y) rose to 6.80% due to market repricing following the BI Rate hike to 5.25%, which narrowed the SUN–UST spread. Sentiment was further weighed down by fiscal concerns after President Prabowo Subianto commented on Indonesia’s low state revenue-to-GDP ratio, although the stronger Rupiah helped limit the increase in yields.


Source : Bloomberg, Infovesta

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