PHILIPPINES EQUITY MARKET - Frothy market hung out to dry
The sub-prime loan crisis in the United States exposed the weakness of the stock market's structure in the Philippines as international investors hurried to harvest profits while valuations were still high, prompting a painful but overdue correction. Analysts concede that the market ran ahead of itself but remain bullish about the longer term. Ian Gill reports.
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