India, May 19 -- The Thai stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last nine trading days since the end of the five-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 50 points or 4.3 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,185-point plateau and it figures to see little movement on Tuesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is cautiously optimistic on the outlook for trade. The European and U.S. markets were slightly higher and the Asian bourses figure to follow that lead.
The SET finished modestly lower on Monday following losses from the food, consumer, property, resource, services and technology sectors.
For the day, the index sank 8.71 points or 0.73 percent t...