India, Aug. 6 -- The Thai stock market has moved higher in three straight sessions, gathering more than 45 points or 3.9 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,265-point plateau and it's expected to extend its gains again on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat on optimism over earnings, with tech shares likely to lead the way higher. The European and U.S. markets were up and the Asian bourses figure to follow that lead.
The SET finished sharply higher on Wednesday following gains from the food, consumer, financial, industrial, property, resource, service and technology sectors.
For the day, the index jumped 17.51 points or 1.40 percent to finish at 1,264.47 after tradin...