January 29, 2021 | 5:43 pm Font Size PHILIPPINE STOCK EXCHANGE STOCKS ended lower on Friday as investors booked profits amid surging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections and stricter lockdown restrictions in some provinces. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slid 239.22 points or 3.49% to end at 6,612.62 on Friday. Meanwhile, the all shares index declined 101.01 points or 2.45% to close at 4,007.33. “The market suffered a significant sell-off and on large value turnover, on sustained foreign outflows. Investors took to the exits, as the news of surging COVID-19 infections and uncertainty over vaccine rollouts clouded recovery expectations,” PNB Securities, Inc. President Manuel Antonio G. Lisbona said in a text message.