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Turbulent times: Stock prices on display at the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta. The JCI plunged as much as 10% on Wednesday, with market participants still wary about the direction of the stock market. — AP

Jakarta: Fears sparked by a MSCI Inc warning of a possible market downgrade have rippled through Indonesia’s markets, driving benchmark stocks to their worst two-day rout in nearly three decades before regulators stepped in.

The benchmark Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) tumbled as much as 10% on Wednesday, triggering a circuit breaker for a second day, as selling pressure from the previous day spilled over.

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