India, May 19 -- The Indonesia stock market has finished higher in five straight sessions, improving more than 310 points or 4.5 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 7,140-point plateau although investors may lock in gains 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 JCI finished modestly higher on Monday following gains from the resource and cement sectors, while the financial shares were mixed.
For the day, the index added 34.56 points or 0.49 percent to finish at 7,141.09 after trading between 7,085.97 and 7,160.66.
Among the actives,...