NEWS that a compromise had been reached to raise the US debt ceiling could boost the stock market but investors may opt to stay cautious with legislators still to approve the deal.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) lost more than 100 points last week, falling below the 6,600 resistance level to end at 6,530.20 on Friday, down 2.01 percent from a week earlier.

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