The stock market plunged by almost 2 percent to the 8,100 level on Thursday, with selling said to have been spurred by renewed fears of a global trade war.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) lost 158.73 points or 1.90 percent to close at 8,190.01, the lowest since December 7, 2017’s 8,174.93.

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