“From the November 2025 low of 5,584, the index has rallied 18.4 percent – less than two percent shy of the 20 percent threshold that technically defines a bull market. A move to 7,000 and beyond would put the PSEi firmly in bull market territory,” says our stock market expert, The STAR’s Business columnist Wilson Sy of PhilEquity. But with what just happened, it’s goodbye again to a looming bull market – at least for now. Investors poured money into the local stock market for two straight months after eight years of net outflows,” according to a Bloomberg report. Our overseas Filipinos, especially those in the Middle East, are also sure to be affected because these US-Israeli military strikes are bound to hit their host economies.

Source: Philippine Star March 02, 2026 16:22 UTC