India, Feb. 6 -- The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in consecutive trading days, stumbling almost 190 points or 2.8 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 6,875-point plateau although it may stop the bleeding on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests support ahead of key U.S. employment data later in the day. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were mixed and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
The JCI finished sharply lower on Thursday following losses across the board, especially among the financial shares, cement companies, telecoms and resource stocks.
For the day, the index plummeted 148.69 points or 2.12 percent to finish at 6,875.54 after...