JAKARTA — Indonesia's central bank held its main interest rates steady at a review on Wednesday, as expected by a narrow majority of analysts, keeping its focus on stabilizing the rupiah currency which had earlier hit a four-month low against the dollar.

Bank Indonesia (BI) held the benchmark rate at 6.00 percent, as predicted by 17 of 31 economists polled by Reuters.

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