The slump was accompanied by a 4 percent drop in Jakarta’s main stock index, which is under close scrutiny from the global index provider MSCI.

Rupiah yang menyentuh Rp 17.600 per dollar AS memicu kekhawatiran kenaikan harga, tekanan usaha, hingga risiko skenario terburuk bagi perekonomian RI.

Asian currencies including the rupiah, rupee, baht, and peso hit multi-year lows as Brent crude tops $100 and rising US yields strengthen the dollar.