THE stock market could keep falling as investors respond to reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump last week, analysts said, but a lift could come from bargain hunting and a likely Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) policy rate cut.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed at 6,084.19 on Friday, down 1.03 percent week on week, as it joined other equities markets in reacting negatively to unilateral tariffs unveiled by Trump on April 2.

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