India, Sept. 24 -- The Indonesia stock market has moved lower in four straight sessions, sinking more than 215 points or 4.5 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 4,840-point plateau although it's overdue for support on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is cautiously optimistic, with rising oil prices warring against rising pandemic numbers. The European markets were down and the U.S. markets were up and the Asian bourses are expected to follow the latter lead.
The JCI finished sharply lower on Thursday following losses from the financial shares and resource stocks.
For the day, the index lost 75.20 points or 1.53 percent to finish at 4,842.76 after trading between 4,820.33 and 4,897.3...