India, May 5 -- Ahead of Monday's holiday for Coronation Day, the Thai stock market had moved higher in five straight sessions, gathering more than 50 points or 4.2 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,200-point plateau although it's expected to open in the red on Tuesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft on tariff concerns and sinking oil prices. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
The SET finished slightly higher on Friday as gains from the consumer, industrial, and technology sectors were offset by weakness from the food, finance and resource companies.
For the day, the index perked 1.72 points...