AFTER a series of slumps last year, the stock market officially entered the bull market territory on Monday as investors took heart from promises of interest-rate cuts and the strong first-half financial performance of Sy-led SM Prime Holdings Inc.

The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) surged by 2.74 percent or 223.47 points to close at 8,365.29.

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