THE peso and the stock market both rose on Tuesday following news that inflation had markedly slowed in January.

The currency strengthened by 9 centavos to P56.20 against the dollar, while the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) added 27.04 points, or 0.4 percent, to end the day at 6,755.26.

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