India, Aug. 28 -- The Indonesia stock market has moved higher in two consecutive trading days, gathering almost 50 points or 0.6 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,950-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests little movement ahead of key U.S. inflation data later today. The European markets were mixed and flat and the U.S. bourses were slightly higher and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
The JCI finished modestly higher on Thursday following gains from the resource and energy companies, while the financial shares came in mixed.
For the day, the index rose 15.91 points or 0.20 percent to finish at 7,952.09 after trad...