JAKARTA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank kept interest rates on hold on Thursday, as expected, in an effort to shore up its currency, despite a dip in inflation in October and rate cuts by big central banks.
Keeping a healthy 8.5 percentage-point premium over the U.S. fed funds rate, should help maintain confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, which has been buffeted by the global credit turmoil, analysts said. (Reporting by Adriana Nina Kusuma; Editing by Sugita Katyal)