India, Feb. 4 -- The Thai stock market has moved higher in two straight sessions, advancing almost 20 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,385-point plateau and it may extend its winnings streak on Monday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat following strong U.S. employment data, even though it dims the possibility of an interest rate hike next month. The European markets were mixed and flat and the U.S. bourses were up and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.
The SET finished sharply higher on Friday following gains from the food, finance, industrial, resource, services and technology sectors.
For the day, the index climbed 16.12 points or 1.18 per...