Investors in Philippine stocks opted to cash in their gains Friday, a day after the benchmark index pierced the critical 6,500-point mark.

Juanis Barredo, COL Financial Inc. chief technical analyst, said in a text message that the slight drop in the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) was caused by profit-taking.

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