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Analysts said looking ahead, the volume of trades is bound to decline as Holy Week approaches, which means investors prefer to liquefy ahead of an extended holiday. The market is closed today (Bataan Day) and on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.


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At the close of last Friday’s trading, the Phisix rose 14.83 points or 1.04 percent week-on-week to 1,446.40 on the back of a recovery in key index issues like Ayala Land, Meralco, Equitable PCI Bank, ABS-CBN, Metro Pacific and ICTSI.


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                    [Title] => Lack of new developments to keep investors on the sidelines — analysts
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"The lack of new developments both in the corporate and macro level will most likely keep investors sidelined with specific corporate developments likely to drive the market," Roberto Cano of BPI Securities said in a weekly report.


He added the market consolidation will likely continue until the release of first quarter economic results and after the May elections.


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                    [Title] => Trading seen to remain lethargic this week
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"We don’t expect any earth-shattering development in the next couple of days, just pieces of news here and there," a report by the web-based local investment guide PhilStocks.net said.


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                    [Title] => Mart seen staying in defensive mode
                    [Summary] => After the short calm that settled over the local stock market during the holidays, analysts do not expect trading to liven up in the early part of this year — at least until President Estrada’s impeachment trial is over.


"The market will maintain its defensive mode, with market participants not expected to make large positions because of the pending impeachment trial," Wise Securities research head Jose Vistan said.


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                    [Title] => Little action seen as investors go on vacation
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Wary of the uncertainty of the impeachment trial against President Estrada, both local and foreign investors have stayed away from the market for the past three weeks as evidenced by the low volume turnover, except for a few instances involving huge cross sales in selected blue chips.


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bourse is expected to further fall into a deep slumber following the steep drop
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Analysts said investors are likely to stay in the sidelines ahead of the long
weekend, although there could be some positioning and accumulation of selected
blue chips by institutional investors like pension fund SSS picking on bargain
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"The market is expected to move sideways as we see the US market consolidate
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Analysts said looking ahead, the volume of trades is bound to decline as Holy Week approaches, which means investors prefer to liquefy ahead of an extended holiday. The market is closed today (Bataan Day) and on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.


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At the close of last Friday’s trading, the Phisix rose 14.83 points or 1.04 percent week-on-week to 1,446.40 on the back of a recovery in key index issues like Ayala Land, Meralco, Equitable PCI Bank, ABS-CBN, Metro Pacific and ICTSI.


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He added the market consolidation will likely continue until the release of first quarter economic results and after the May elections.


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in the US markets last Friday.

Analysts said investors are likely to stay in the sidelines ahead of the long
weekend, although there could be some positioning and accumulation of selected
blue chips by institutional investors like pension fund SSS picking on bargain
issues.

"The market is expected to move sideways as we see the US market consolidate
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Lenten break, tax payments seen to lock up share prices

By Christina Mendez | April 9, 2001 - 12:00am

With a shortened trading week, the market is not expected to make much of a headway in either direction as investors await clearer signals from both the domestic and global fronts. Analysts said looking ahead, the...

Business

Little movement seen as investors move to sidelines near Lenten holiday

By Christina Mendez | April 2, 2001 - 12:00am

Stocks staged a modest rebound last week but this trend could well be short-lived as the advent of Holy Week and the lack of fresh catalysts for trading continue to weigh down on market sentiment. At the close of...

Business

Lack of new developments to keep investors on the sidelines — analysts

By Christina Mendez | March 12, 2001 - 12:00am

Limited action awaits trading at the stock market this week as analysts point to a lack of fresh leads, except for a few corporate developments, to perk up the bourse over the near-term. "The lack of new developments...

Business

Trading seen to remain lethargic this week

February 19, 2001 - 12:00am

Unless a major development breaks out on the political front, the stock market is not expected to make wild swings but instead remain in a lethargic mood in the week ahead. "We don’t...

Business

Mart seen staying in defensive mode

By Christina Mendez | January 1, 2001 - 12:00am

After the short calm that settled over the local stock market during the holidays, analysts do not expect trading to liven up in the early part of this year — at least until President Estrada’s impeachment...

Business

Little action seen as investors go on vacation

By Christina Mendez | December 25, 2000 - 12:00am

With barely a week to wrap up stock market trading this year, all bets seem to have clustered around the inevitability of the local bourse ending up far worse than last year and maybe the last compared with its Asian...

Business

Wall St bloodbath seen to spill over to local bourse this week

By Christina Mendez | April 17, 2000 - 12:00am

With a short trading week ahead of the traditional Lenten holidays, the local bourse is expected to further fall into a deep slumber following the steep drop in the US markets last Friday. Analysts said investors...

Business