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Gauges might finish on the plus-side, with latest headlines on tariff relief packages for the US auto industry, & Fitch’s affirmation of investment grade on the Philippines.

Similar trend from prior session might prevail, as investors shape their portfolio for the month-end repositioning.

Continuity of Friday’s advance is seen, as countries worldwide prepare countervailing measures to weather-out uncertainties from the US-China tariff standoff.

Expect volatile trades as April comes to a close, on month-end portfolio balancing.

Sentiment might take its cue from assurances of negotiations on the US-China tariff standoff, while heeding for 1Q corporate earnings guidance from largecaps.

Sentiment could sway to Wall Street’s overnight rebound, with 1Q corporate earnings in sequence.

Participants might monitor reactions to Wall Street’s overnight decline, with Trump’s latest social media tirade on the Fed.

Fund managers will sift through headlines during the Lenten break, to gauge follow-through appetite from investors spotting for bargains.

Expect volatile sessions, as participants sift through the market’s response to BSP’s policy easing, while focusing on China-US trade levy retaliation moves.

Pres. Trump’s 90-day suspension of tariffs across countries save for China, is the main theme that would support bargain hunting across equities markets in the region.

Market participants may get feelers for prospective continuity of supply pressure on equities, especially with a shortened 4-day trading week.

Market participants’ attention is on the US tariff headline & its toll on sentiment in the region.

Prospective pauses might be seen, as some participants seize on the latest advance to cash-in their gain.

Eyes are set on continuity of prior session’s MOC-boost, as participants check on feelers on sequels to US tariff issues.

Expect volatility with the quarter-end portfolio closing, with possible weight from US equities’ overnight weakness Friday.