India, Feb. 18 -- The Thai stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had picked up just 3 points or 0.2 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,385-point plateau and it may take further damage on Monday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky to lower, weighed by pessimism over the outlook for interest rates. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
The SET finished slightly lower on Friday as losses from the technology, service, industrial and consumption sectors were mitigated by support from the finance and resource stocks.
For the day, the index eased 1....