India, Aug. 6 -- The Indonesia stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had dropped almost 140 points or 1.9 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,500-point plateau although it's likely to rebound 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 JCI finished slightly lower on Wednesday as losses from the financial and food companies were offset by support from the cement and resource stocks.
For the day, the index slipped...