1.   Philippine stocks fell, led by index heavyweights Ayala Land Inc. and Ayala Corp., as local investors grew cautious after a decline on Wall Street.

2.   Philippine stocks ended lower Friday as index heavyweight Ayala Land continued to suffer from profit-taking, traders said.

3.   Philippine stocks rose Wednesday on strong foreign demand for key index heavyweights led by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., traders said.

4.   Philippine stocks rose slightly Wednesday, led by index heavyweight Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., as bargain hunters continued to accumulate recently oversold issues.

5.   He said the market sell-off focused largely on index heavyweights, as investors shifted to second- and third-tier issues.

6.   The market was helped Monday by a wave of buying in HSBC Holdings Plc, a Hang Seng index heavyweight, and by gains on Wall Street last week.

7.   Traders said index heavyweights managed to benefit from improved sentiment in the Asian region, evidenced by the strong showing of most regional stock markets, including Hong Kong.

8.   Traders said the fall of the peso against the dollar and problems plaguing index heavyweight Manila Electric Co. also dragged down Manila shares.

9.   B-shares gained fresh ground Friday with a late rally of some index heavyweights following gains in domestic A-share markets, dealers said.

10.   Some A-share index heavyweights rallied in the morning session but later fell back due to institutional selling pressure, analysts said.