India, March 23 -- The Indonesia stock market on Friday ended the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 160 points or 2.8 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 6,260-point plateau although it may bounce higher again on Monday.

The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed and flat thanks to ongoing tariff concerns. The European markets were down and the U.S. bourses were barely higher, and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.

The JCI finished sharply lower on Friday with damage across the board, especially among the financial shares, resource stocks and cement companies.

For the day, the index tumbled 123.49 points or 1.94 percent to finish at 6,258.18 after trading between 6,21...