India, Aug. 31 -- The Thai stock market turned lower again on Friday, one day after snapping the two-day slide in which it had slipped almost 15 points or 1.2 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,235-point plateau and it's likely to open under pressure again on Monday.

The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, with oil and technology shares likely to lead the way lower. The European and U.S. markets were down and the Asian bourses are expected to follow that lead.

The SET finished sharply lower on Friday following losses from the food, finance, industrial, property, resource, service and technology sectors.

For the day, the index dropped 13.48 points or 1.08 percent to finish at the daily low of 1,23...