Even though the prospects for the local equities remain buoyant, the Philippine stock index welcomed the week with a 2-percent decline to fall deeper into the red as part of an ongoing consolidation phase.

“Technically, we were really ripe for a consolidation. We were at the same pace as other markets as well, most of which corrected,” Astro del Castillo, managing director of First Grade Finance Inc., said.

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