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Profit-taking weighs down stocks; peso finish higher

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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slid 1.3 percent to 6,384.58, extending profit-taking for a second session after touching seven- to nine-month highs. Even so, the benchmark remains comfortably above the 6,000 mark, keeping the broader uptrend intact and suggesting the pullback is more consolidation than reversal.

Markets cool off as peso flexes quiet strength 

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Global markets are taking a step back—not because of panic, but caution. Investors are reducing risk as they navigate uncertainty around inflation, interest rates, and global tensions. 

Grounded gains, gathering upside momentum

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Philippine equities continue to show underlying strength despite the PSEi’s recent mild pullback, which analysts view as a natural bout of profit-taking after a sharp advance.
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