The local stock market matched the enthusiasm of global markets in reaction to the signal from the US Federal Reserve that it was no longer observing “patience” in its rates guidelines, pushing the benchmark index back above 7,800 points on Thursday.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 0.75 percent or 57.97 points to close at 7,814.55, while the All Shares index added 0.48 percent or 18.59 points to 4,520.78.

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