The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slumped on Friday as local water company shares fall and concerns over the US Federal Reserve tapering take over.

Astro del Castillo, First Grade Finance technical analyst, told The Manila Times the drop on Tuesday’s trading was because of the massive losing of the Manila Water Corp (MWC) stocks.

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