STOCK EXCHANGE
Index Breaks a Record

THE Indonesia Stock Exchange received a nice year-end gift. With hardly any transactions, the joint share price index on the last day of transaction strengthened to the highest level throughout 2009. On Wednesday of last week, it closed at position 2,518.994.

The increase, said PT BNI Securities analyst, Maxi Liesyaputra, was contributed by the strengthening of prices of metal, such as nickel and tin. Optim