India, Feb. 25 -- The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, retreating more than 215 points or 3.2 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 6,590-point plateau and it's expected to see continued consolidation again on Wednesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative, with weakness expected from the technology and oil companies. The European and U.S. markets were mostly lower and the Asian bourses figure to follow that lead.
The JCI finished sharply lower on Tuesday with damage across the board, especially among the financial shares and resource stocks.
For the day, the index stumbled 162.51 points or 2.41 percent to finish at 6,587.09 after trading between ...