Rupiah Falls After First Omicron Case Detected in Indonesia
Friday, 17 December 2021 – 09:16 GMT+7
Illustration of rupiah / Credit: Ricardo, JPNN
The Health Ministry confirmed that a janitor at the Wisma Atlet emergency hospital in Jakarta had contracted the new variant of Covid-19.
The rupiah opened lower in the morning to a position of Rp 14,332 per US dollar. Throughout the day, the rupiah moved in the range of Rp 14,313 per US dollar to Rp 14,366 per US dollar. (antara/mcr20/jpnn)
This news has been broadcast on JPNN.com with the title: Aduh! Rupiah Terpukul Omicron, Jatuh, Terperosok Cukup Dalam
Rupiah exchange rate was hit by two major factors from within and outside the country.
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