India, April 25 -- The Thai stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, advancing almost 35 points or 2.5 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,365-point plateau although it's likely to open under water on Friday.

The global forecast for the Asian markets is sift on concerns over the outlook for interest rates. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.

The SET finished slightly higher on Thursday as gains from the food, service and technology sectors were offset by weakness from the industrial and resource stocks.

For the day, the index rose 3.17 points or 0.23 percent to finish at 1,364.27 after trading b...