India, Aug. 13 -- The Thai stock market bounced higher again on Wednesday, one session after ending the four-day winning streak in which it had surged almost 50 points or 4.1 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,275-point plateau and it may add to its gains from the previous session.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is positive on continued optimism over the outlook for interest rates. The European and U.S. markets were up and the Asian bourses are expected to at least open in similar fashion, although profit taking may be in order later in the day.
The SET finished sharply higher on Wednesday following gains from the finance, property, resource, service and technology sectors.
For the day, the index...