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Stock index ends slightly lower

May 23, 2019

Philippine stocks ended lower on Thursday after the main index gained for four days. The Philippine Stock Exchange index finished at 7,804.03 points, up 0.14 percent. In the broader market, there were 110 decliners, 87 gainers while 53 shares remained

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DICT says recent US blacklisting of Huawei will have little impact

May 23, 2019

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said the recent blacklisting of Huawei in the US will have little impact. DICT said the local telcos announced they will diversify their present and future purchases. Globe Telecom Inc., in a

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Foreign portfolio investment transactions result in net outflows in April: BSP 

May 23, 2019

Central bank -registered foreign portfolio investment transactions for April yielded net outflows of $299 million, resulting from gross outflows of $1.3 billion and gross inflows of $990 million, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Thursday. By instrument, net inflows

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Stock index climbs, peso loses ground vs US dollar

May 22, 2019

Philippine stocks rose on Wednesday as the index reached its highest level in two weeks. The peso closed lower against the US dollar at P52.53 from Tuesday’s P52.475. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the

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Stock index up, peso advances vs US dollar

May 21, 2019

Philippine stocks closed higher on Tuesday as the main index gained for the third straight session. The peso went up to P52.475 against the US dollar from P52.59. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines

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Stock index advances, peso gains slightly vs US dollar

May 20, 2019

Philippine stocks ended slightly higher while the peso finished a bit higher against the US dollar on Monday. The peso closed at P52.59, four centavos higher from Friday’s close. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of

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Overall BOP position registers $467 million surplus in April

May 20, 2019

The overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a surplus of $467 million in April, a reversal of the $270 million BOP deficit in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ( BSP) said Monday. Inflows in

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DOF, DOH to make final push for Congress OK of higher sin taxes on tobacco, alcohol

May 19, 2019

The Departments of Finance (DOF) and of Health (DOH) are making a final push for the outgoing Congress to further raise “sin” taxes on tobacco and alcohol to close a cumulative funding gap estimated at around P426 billion over the

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