Philippine shares slipped on Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of the release of inflation data later this week although the main index managed to stay above the 6,800-point mark.

In a phone interview, First Grade Finance Inc. managing director Astro del Castillo said the market was "flat and directionless" because everyone wanted to play safe ahead of the June inflation data.

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