Jakarta, June 12 -- Bank Indonesia said foreign investors poured Rp19.02 trillion (US$1.06 billion) into SRBI and government bonds after the central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 5.50 percent.

Data covering June 10-11 showed Rp15.11 trillion (US$845.8 million) flowed into Bank Indonesia Rupiah Securities (SRBI), while Rp3.91 trillion (US$218.9 million) entered government bonds (SBN).

"Following the BI Rate hike, foreign capital inflows have shown positive growth, supported by the attractiveness of domestic financial instruments," Senior Deputy Governor Destry Damayanti said on Friday.

She added that foreign demand was also strong for bonds issued by Danantara, Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, with sales reaching Rp26.9 t...