Philippine stocks are expected to extend gains this week following Friday’s strong finish, which saw the index breaching the 6,900-point level as investors cheered the lower-than-expected June inflation figure and robust US jobs data.

“We are going to see some momentum primarily on the inflation figure,” Lexter Azurin, research analyst at Unicapital Securities Inc., said in a text message.

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