India, Aug. 14 -- The Indonesia stock market has tracked higher in five straight sessions, improving more than 440 points or 5.8 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,930-point plateau although investors figure to lock in gains on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests little movement ahead of the meeting between the U.S. and Russian presidents later today to discuss ways to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were mixed and flat and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.
The JCI finished modestly higher on Thursday following gains from the cement and food sectors, while the financials and resource stocks were mixed.
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