Fears of US protectionism under a Donald Trump presidency kept foreign funds streaming out of the Philippine Stock Exchange, sending share prices plummeting to nine months.

The bellwether PSEi fell by 2.53 percent or 176.33 points at 6,802.73, while the wider All Shares lost 2 percent or 84.46 points at 4,138.16. It was a nine-month low for the PSEi since it closed at 6,792.06 on February 19, 2016.

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