Rupiah Kembali Melemah 95 Poin terhadap Dolar AS
Rupiah Lost 95 Points Against US Dollar
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Rupiah pada Kamis sore kembali melemah 95 poin terhadap dolar AS.
Analis Pasar Uang Bank Mandiri, Rully Arya Wisnubroto di Jakarta, Kamis mengatakan bahwa pelaku pasar cenderung menahan transaksi untuk masuk ke rupiah menyusul ekspektasi data ekonomi Indonesia yang akan melemah.
"Diperkirakan Oktober akan kembali inflasi namun tidak terlalu tinggi, maksimum sebesar 0,4 persen," kata Rully.
Ia menambahkan neraca transaksi berjalan Indonesia diperkirakan kembali mencatatkan defisit, kondisi itu disebabkan masih melemahnya ekspor dalam negeri.
Ia juga mengatakan bahwa pelemahan rupiah didorong oleh faktor teknis, dalam beberapa hari terakhir nilai tukar domestik cenderung menguat terhadap dolar AS.
Dia memprediksi bahwa pergerakan nilai tukar rupiah pada akhir pekan (Jumat, 1/11) berada di kisaran Rp10.900--Rp11.200 per dolar AS.
Analis Monex Investindo Futures, Zulfirman Basir menambahkan investor cenderung khawatir karena the Fed mungkin masih mempertimbangkan pengurangan pemberian stimulus dalam waktu dekat.
"Kondisi itu cukup memberikan sentimen negatif bagi rupiah terhadap dolar AS," kata dia.
Jakarta (B2B) - Rupiah lost 95 points to close at 11,273 per dollar in interbank transactions on Thursday.
Rully Arya Wisnubroto, a financial market analyst from Bank Mandiri said the market players tended restrain from buying rupiah with the Indonesian economic data expected to fall.
The new economic data are yet to be announced by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Friday.
"Inflation is also expected to rise in October although only slightly at around 0.4 percent," Rully said.
He said the country is expected to continue to suffer current account deficit on falling exports.
Technical factor also contributed to rupiah weakening after an increase in the past several days.
He predicted rupiah would hover around the levels of 10,900--11,200 per dollar on Friday.
Monex Investindo Futures` analyst Zulfirman Basir said investors are still worried about the Fed`s plan to cut its bond buying program soon.
"It is strong enough as a negative sentiment for rupiah facing the US dollar," Zulfirman said.
