India, June 8 -- The Thai stock market headed south again on Friday, one session after ending the two-day slide in which it had slumped more than 30 points or 2.4 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just above the 1,135-point plateau although it figures to bounce higher again on Monday.

The global forecast for the Asian markets is positive, thanks to upbeat employment data out of the United States. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were sharply higher and the Asian bourses figure to follow the latter lead.

The SET finished modestly lower on Friday as losses from the industrials and technology stocks were offset by support from the consumer shares.

For the day, the index dipped 4.20 points or 0.37 percent ...