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The PSEi closed lower by -0.18% at 6,277.67, as trading remained range-bound with little conviction from either side.

Another range-bound session is seen, as some traditional traders lighten on positions with the start of Ghost month (23 August to 21 September).

Expect sideways session for now, as equities investors sift through latest corporate earnings data & heed for other catalysts to warrant positioning.

Investors will check on feelers for continued MOC-boost, with several stocks moving at their oversold state.

Market watchers may monitor possible continuity of yesterday’s supply pressure, while digesting on 1H corporate earnings results.

The 90-day tariff truce extension between China-US and oil prices that have simmered following peace talks being arranged by the US on Russia-Ukraine, augur well in fund managers’ inflation expectation over the near-term.

The PSEi rose by +0.57%, ending at 6,289.85, as market participants showed hesitation ahead of potential catalysts.

Sentiment might take its cue from US equities’ overnight advance, following tamer July CPI data.

Possible follow-through weakness will be monitored, as some fund managers seize on dips to position in select shares.