India, Nov. 1 -- The Thai stock market has finished lower in four straight sessions, sliding more than 60 points or 3.7 percent in that span. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,520-point plateau and it's looking at another soft start again on Monday.

The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft on concerns over the Middle East and the resulting spike in oil prices. The European markets were flat with a hint of weakness, while the U.S. bourses were sharply lower and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.

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