India, May 15 -- The Indonesia stock market has finished higher in three straight sessions, improving more than 210 points or 3.1 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 7,040-point plateau and it's expected to extend its gains again on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat on easing inflation and tariff concerns. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were mostly higher and the Asian markets figure to follow that lead.
The JCI finished modestly higher on Thursday following gains from the financial shares and food companies and a mixed picture from the resource stocks.
For the day, the index gained 60.28 points or 0.86 percent to finish at 7,040.16 after trading between ...