India, May 5 -- The Indonesia stock market has moved higher in six straight sessions, advancing more than 225 points or 3.6 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 6,830-point plateau although investors may lock in gains on Tuesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft on tariff concerns and sinking oil prices. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
The JCI finished modestly higher on Monday following gains from the telecoms and mixed performances from the financial shares, cement companies and resource stocks.
For the day, the index added 16.22 points or 0.24 percent to finish at 6,831.95 after trading between 6...