Indonesia records more than 3,500 fire hotspots as August haze risk rises
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Indonesia records more than 3,500 fire hotspots as August haze risk rises
Direct answer
Killing off-palette agriculture and disrupting transport in Sumatra and Kalimantan can support regional thermal coal prices, pressure plantation-linked names such as AALI and LSIP, and weigh on IDR sentiment through lower domestic activity and haze-related disruption.
- Original publisher
- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-08-20
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Indonesia records more than 3,500 fire hotspots as August haze risk rises”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-20. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-20/indonesia-records-more-than-3-500-fire-hotspots-as-august-haze-risk-rises-0c130d
How this development reaches the affected companies
| Asset | Exposure and channel | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDR | haze and fire risk can hurt domestic activity and investor sentiment | Down1-5d | more than 3,500 hotspots recorded so far this month, the highest August count since 2015 |
| AALI | plantation operations face smoke, access and output disruption risk | Down1-5d | fire hotspots across Indonesia have surged to the highest level in more than a decade |
| LSIP | plantation-linked earnings are exposed to land and logistics disruption from fires | Down1-5d | over 3,500 hotspots were recorded so far this month |
| NEWC | regional coal supply can tighten if haze-related disruption affects Indonesian logistics and output | Up1-5d | hotspot count has surged sharply, raising the prospect of severe wildfires |
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What happened next
| Asset | Call | Base close | +1 day | +5 days | +20 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDR | Downagreed | 31.12 2026-08-20 | +4.98% | +8.71% | -8.00% |
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