The optimism within the market didn’t extend to the second trading day of the year, as the overall sentiment in other regional markets went moody after profit-taking occurred in Wall Street.

“Markets across the Asia-Pacific region took their hint from the negative action in US equities overnight, as analysts predict equities to slow this year,” Jun Calaycay of Accord Capital Equities Corp. said.

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