The Philippine stock index went down for the second straight day on Friday as some investors opted to take profits.

Juanis Barredo, chief technical analyst at COL Financial Group, said that the market fell for the second straight day as “some profit-taking ensued forced on by key 6,800 [-point] resistance,” as well as the weakening of banks “perhaps due to worries over trading gains slowing.”

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