Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Indonesia’s stock market recorded a significant rise in retail investor participation during the Eid al-Fitr holiday period from 28 March to 8 April 2025 as the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) recorded a total of 38,676 new stock market accounts (Single Investor Identification/SID) were opened during the break.

“This means over 10% of all new investors added this year joined during the holiday period—despite heightened global market volatility,” said IDX Development Director Jeffrey Hendrik in Jakarta on Wednesday (9/4/2025).

He noted that the majority of new investors were domestic retail participants but admitted that the motivation behind the surge remains unclear.

“Whether the public saw this as an opportunity, we cannot interpret,” Jeffrey added, as quoted by antaranews.com.

Retail investors now contribute around 45–47% to the average daily trading value. As of now, Indonesia has 6.74 million stock investors and nearly 15.9 million total capital market participants. The IDX aims to reach 20 million investors by 2027, in line with its 2023–2027 Capital Market Roadmap.

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