Rupiah strengthens to 12,161 per do

Rupiah strengthens to 12,161
per dollar
The rupiah traded among banks in Jakarta on Thursday morning strengthened by 14 points to Rp 12,161 per US dollar from Rp 12,175.
Samuel Sekuritas economist Rangga Cipta said in Jakarta on Thursday that US jobless claims that had risen to the highest level during the last three months had forced the dollar down.
“The weakness in the US economic data will continue to undermine the dollar in Asia. US jobless claims increased to 331,000 from 292,000,” he said as quoted by Antara news agency in Jakarta on Thursday.
The analyst added that data on US consumer confidence and sales surveys had shown decreases leading to further negative sentiment against the US dollar.
Nevertheless, Rangga said, the rupiah would be still held back by increases in demand for US dollars in the domestic market, which tended to increase at the end of the month.
Meanwhile, Woori Korindo Securities Indonesia head of research Reza Priyambada said it was probable the rupiah would strengthen along with the euro following the release of a report that Germany had escaped a technical recession, which could have a positive impact on other European countries.
“This could lead to optimism on exports to European industrial countries, especially big countries such as Germany,” said Reza. (ebf)

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Memperkuat rupiah untuk 12,161 per dolarRupiah diperdagangkan antara bank di Jakarta pada Kamis pagi diperkuat dengan 14 poin untuk Rp 12,161 per U.S. dolar dari Rp 12,175.Samuel Sekuritas ekonom Rangga Cipta mengatakan di Jakarta pada hari Kamis bahwa klaim pengangguran AS yang telah naik ke tingkat tertinggi selama tiga bulan terakhir telah memaksa dolar turun."Kelemahan dalam data ekonomi AS akan terus merusak dolar di Asia. US klaim pengangguran meningkat menjadi 331,000 dari. 292.000,"katanya seperti dikutip oleh kantor berita Antara di Jakarta pada hari Kamis.Analis menambahkan bahwa data pada keyakinan konsumen AS dan penjualan survei telah menunjukkan penurunan yang mengarah ke lebih lanjut negatif sentimen terhadap dolar AS.Namun demikian, Rangga berkata, rupiah akan masih diadakan kembali oleh meningkatnya permintaan untuk dolar AS di pasar domestik, yang cenderung meningkat pada akhir bulan.Sementara itu, kepala Woori Korindo Securities Indonesia penelitian Reza Priyambada bilang itu mungkin rupiah akan memperkuat bersama dengan euro setelah merilis sebuah laporan bahwa Jerman telah lolos resesi teknis, yang bisa memiliki dampak positif pada negara-negara Eropa lainnya."Ini bisa menyebabkan optimisme di ekspor ke negara-negara industri Eropa, terutama negara-negara besar seperti Jerman," kata Reza. (ebf)