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The first batch of policies and promises that US President Donald Trump made during his inauguration stunned investors on Tuesday, with the local bourse barely moving.

By the end of the session, the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) shed 0.15 percent, or 9.68 points, to close at 6,340.21.

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Likewise, the broader All Shares Index lost 0.07 percent, or 2.62 points, to 3,700.24.

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A total of 1.01 billion shares worth P3.87 billion changed hands, stock exchange data showed. Foreigners were net sellers, with foreign outflows totaling P173.15 million.

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Japhet Tantiangco, research head at Philstocks Financial Inc., said investors were mostly cautious on Tuesday “while being observant of [Trump’s] first few days in the office.”

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Among the Republican US President’s first moves was to withdraw from the landmark Paris Agreement, worrying climate advocates across the world.

Alexander said Britain’s 2016 vote to leave the EU caused “significant disruption” to its trade policy and the country needed to recalibrate its global trade outlook.

Comments from top Federal Reserve officials suggesting they would like to see a slower pace of rate cuts tempered hopes for another bumper cut at the bank’s next meeting, while Middle East worries pushed gold to a new record.

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Trump likewise promised to deport undocumented immigrants and implement a 25-percent import tariff on products coming from Canada and Mexico.

Back at home, mining and oil companies saw the steepest drop, while property firms booked the highest gain.

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BDO Unibank Inc. was the top-traded stock as it slipped by 1.5 percent to P144, followed by International Container Terminal Services Inc., down 1.52 percent to P390; Universal Robina Corp., down 4.07 percent to P66; SM Investments Corp., up 0.84 percent to P837; and Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., up 0.42 percent to P71.50 each.

Other actively traded stocks were Converge ICT Solutions Inc., up 2.62 percent to P18; Ayala Land Inc., up 0.99 percent to P25.50; Bank of the Philippine Islands, down 0.16 percent to P122.50; Globe Telecom Inc., down 0.52 percent to P2,278; and China Banking Corp., up 1.45 percent to P70.05 per share.

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Losers outnumbered gainers, 104 to 76tadhana slots, while 59 companies closed unchanged, stock exchange data also showed.

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