India, Feb. 18 -- The Thai stock market on Tuesday ended the two-day slide in which it had dropped almost 30 points or 2.2 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,260-point plateau and it's looking at a steady start on Wednesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is flat to higher amidst a lack of strong catalysts. The European and U.S. markets finished barely higher and the Asian bourses are expected to follow that lead.
The SET finished slightly higher on Tuesday as gains from the food, consumer, financial and property sectors were offset by weakness from the industrial and technology stocks.
For the day, the index perked 1.00 point or 0.08 percent to finish at 1,257.48 after trading between 1,252.73...