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Protests in Jakarta weighed on the rupiah and the IHSG stock index on Friday 29 August. The rupiah fell 0.95% to 16,495 per dollar before partly recovering on Bank Indonesia intervention.
The index closed down 1.3% after a fatal clash outside parliament.
Political turmoil is pushing the rupiah weaker, which raises the local cost of imported feed for Indonesian buyers. The effect on global commodity prices is minimal.
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