Last-minute buying pushed the stock market closer to breaching the 9,000 level on Thursday, with investors said to have been heartened by revisions to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) global growth forecasts.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) notched its sixth record high for the year, adding 78.94 points or 0.89 percent to close at 8,999.17 — marginally higher than the previous peak of 8,999.02 hit on Tuesday.

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