{
  "id": 14487441,
  "title": "Stocks plunge anew as IMF flags growth risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/stocks-plunge-anew-as-imf-flags-growth-risk",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Philippine Star Business",
    "slug": "philippine-star-business",
    "url": "https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/10/15/2563237/stocks-plunge-anew-imf-flags-growth-risk"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Philippine stock market experienced another decline on Friday, with the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) falling 1.48 percent or 84.31 points to close at 5,617.23. The broader All Shares index also dropped 0.77 percent or 24.49 points, ending at 3,158.86. Luis Limlingan of Regina Capital attributed the market's retreat to selling pressure on key index stocks. IMF warning contributed to the bearish sentiment, citing weak investment and high inflation as factors that could slow Philippine growth to the fifth-slowest in Southeast Asia this year. Financial and service sectors had mixed performances, with financials gaining 0.99 percent and services falling by 4.97 percent. Turnover reached P6.51 billion, up from P4.29 billion the previous day, but market breadth remained negative, with 103 stocks falling compared to 66 that rose. Of the 76 unchanged stocks, ICTSI led trading with a 6.59 percent drop to P814.50, followed by BDO Unibank and BPI, which climbed 0.90 percent and 1.29 percent to P112 and P94.20, respectively. The decline in ICTSI was particularly significant in driving the index's overall drop, according to Philstocks Financial Inc. The market's decline was further exacerbated by high oil prices, rising bond yields, and a weakening peso.",
  "summary": "The local stock market suffered a steep decline, losing for a second straight session amid lingering economic concerns raised by the International Monetary Fund.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}