
Indonesians Are Feeling Market Gloom Ahead of Major Eid Holiday
By and Norman Harsono
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Indonesia's market turmoil is adding to the economic worries sapping sentiment among consumers, businesses and retail investors ahead of one of the Southeast Asian country's biggest holidays.
Benedicta Alvinta, a freelance marketing strategist in the central Java town of Yogyakarta, says the 'nerve-racking' slide in Indonesian stocks hurt her investment portfolio largely focused on shares, followed by government retail bonds, mutual funds and gold.

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