The Philippines’ benchmark stock index entered the 6,600-point territory before it settled above 6,500 as optimism in the global markets ran high on the back of the latest positive US manufacturing data.

“[The] market is strong due to continued foreign buying and bullish sentiment from world markets,” Miko Sayo, analyst at Nieves Securities Inc., said in a text message.

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