Jakarta Islamic Index
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The Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) is a stock market index
Stock market index
A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the stock market. Many indices are cited by news or financial services firms and are used as benchmarks, to measure the performance of portfolios such as mutual funds....

 established on July 3, 2000 on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) (formerly known as Jakarta Stock Exchange
Jakarta Stock Exchange
Jakarta Stock Exchange or in Indonesian Bursa Efek Jakarta was a stock exchange based in Jakarta, Indonesia, before it merged with the Surabaya Stock Exchange to form the Indonesian Stock Exchange.-History:...

) to help facilitate the trading of public companies according to Syariah
Sharia
Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...

 business code. Following Islamic law prohibits a company from involving itself in activities related to gambling, speculation, and traditional banking and financing. The JII may not list equities that produce or distribute food, drink, or morally harmful items that stand in contradiction with Islamic values.

Considerations for the JII must meet procedural standards as well as performance requirements, such as:
  • The share must be listed on the exchange for at least three months prior to application.
  • The company’s annual or mid-year financial report must have an Obligation Asset ratio of no more than 90%.
  • Rank in the top 60 shares based on the previous year’s average Market Capitalization.
  • Rank in the top 30 shares based on the previous year’s average liquidity in the regular market.


A reevaluation of the listed share will be held every six months, once in January and again in July.

Components

As of June 2008, the Jakarta Islamic Index contained 30 publicly traded companies:
  1. Bumi Resources Tbk
    Bumi Resources
    Bumi Resources is a large mining company in Indonesia structured as a holding company.-External links:* * * *...

  2. Aneka Tambang Tbk
  3. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk
  4. Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk
  5. Bakrieland Development Tbk
  6. Bakrie Sumatra Plantations Tbk
  7. International Nickel Indonesia Tbk
  8. Timah Tbk
  9. Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk
  10. United Tractors Tbk
    United Tractors
    - Company Profile :United Tractors was established in 13 October 1972 as exclusive distributor of Komatsu heavy equipment in Indonesia. In 19 September 1989, the Company went public and listed its shares in Jakarta and Surabaya Stock Exchange as PT United Tractors Tbk , with PT Astra International...

  11. Astra Agro Lestari Tbk
  12. Sampoerna Agro Tbk
  13. PP London Sumatera Tbk
  14. Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering Tbk
  15. Elnusa Tbk
  16. Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk
  17. Semen Gresik Tbk
    Semen Gresik
    Semen Gresik is the largest cement producing company in Indonesia with an annual cement producing capacity of 17 million tonnes.-Expansions:...

  18. Lippo Karawaci Tbk
    Lippo Karawaci
    Lippo Karawaci is a planned community in Tangerang, west of Jakarta, Indonesia. Previously a swamp area, it was opened in 1993 and is today a benchmark for Indonesia's "other" urban developments....

  19. Ciptura Development Tbk
  20. Media Nusantara Citra Tbk
    Media Nusantara Citra
    PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk is a media company in Indonesia founded in 1997. It is a 70% owned by PT Global Mediacom Tbk.- Broadcasting Media :* PT Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia , 100 % ownership...

  21. Kalbe Farma Tbk
  22. Ciptura Property Tbk
  23. Wijaya Karya Tbk
  24. Unilever Indonesia Tbk
    Unilever Indonesia
    PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk was established in Indonesia on December 5, 1933 as Zeepfabrieken N.V., a subsidiary of Lever Brothers which initially operated a soap factory at Angke, Jakarta...

  25. Bisi International Tbk
  26. Sentul City Tbk
  27. Indocement Tunggal Prakasa Tbk
    Indocement Tunggal Prakasa
    Indocement Tunggal Prakasa is the second largest cement producing company in Indonesia which has been acquired by the German company HeidelbergCement in 2001...

  28. Alam Sutera Realty Tbk
  29. Global Mediacom Tbk
  30. Total Bangun Persada Tbk
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