India, Sept. 3 -- The Thai stock market has moved higher in three straight sessions, adding almost 24 points or 2 percent in that span. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just shy of the 1,260-point plateau and it's got a positive lead again for Thursday's trade.

The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat, with technology shares expected to lead the way. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were mostly higher and the Asian markets also figure to move to the upside.

The SET finished modestly higher on Wednesday following gains from the food, consumer, finance, property, resource, services and technology sectors.

For the day, the index improved 10.53 points or 0.84 percent to finish at 1,259.31 after trading betw...