PSE index ends slightly lower

November 8, 2019

The main Philippine share index ended slightly lower while the peso was flat against the US dollar on Friday.

The peso closed at P50.49 from Thursday's P50.481. Volume at the foreign exchange portal at the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $798.65 million from the previous session's $1,150 billion. 

The Philippine Stock Exchange ( PSE) index finished at 8,065.76 points, down 8.05 points. In the broader market, there were 100 losers, 70 gainers and 66 unchanged. 

Volume reached 689.05 million shares worth P 6.83 billion shares from Thursday's 474.5 million valued at P5.18 billion.

Most active shares were led by Alliance Global, down 68 centavos to P10.62; SM Investment Corp., unchanged at P1,070; DMCI, down 42 centavos to P7.63 and Ayala Land, unchanged at P47. DMS