India, May 2 -- The Thai stock market on Thursday ended the two-day winning streak in which it had added almost 10 points or 0.7 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,365-point plateau although it figures to bounce higher again on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat on an improved outlook for interest rates. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were up and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.
The SET finished modestly lower following losses from the consumer, financial, industrial and resource sectors, while the technology stocks were up on bargain hunting.
For the day, the index fell 4.70 points or 0.34 percent to finish at 1,363.25 after trading betwee...