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Indonesia Tightens Daily Share-Price Loss Limit to 7% after Market Rout

Indonesia has reduced the daily limit for individual share-price declines to 7% after a sharp sell-off pushed the benchmark below 5,000.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Jakarta, 19 October 2026 – The Indonesia Stock Exchange has reduced its auto-rejection limit for share-price declines to 7% from 15%, effective from 19 October through 31 December. The temporary rule follows severe market volatility and is intended to slow declines while giving investors more time to assess information and Indonesia’s economic fundamentals.

For regional investors, the measure changes the speed at which losses can be reflected in individual shares but does not eliminate underlying selling pressure. The upper rejection limits remain between 20% and 35%, depending on share price. The asymmetric design is confirmed, while its effect on confidence and liquidity will depend on market behaviour over the coming sessions.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.