The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

PSE index, peso vs US dollar up

October 28, 2019



The main Philippine share index ended higher on Monday.

The peso settled at P51.08 against the US dollar from P51.135 on Friday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association to the Philippines reached $665.3 million from $1.396 billion on Friday.

The Philippine Stock Exchange ( PSE) finished at 7,946.53, up 24.03 points. In the broader market, there were 105 losers, 81 gainers and 65 unchanged.

Volume reached 1.36 billion shares worth P5.88 billion from Friday's 1.39 billion shares valued at P6.97 billion.

Most active shares were led by SM Investment Corp., down P3,00 to P1,024; BDO, up P4.20 to P152 and Suntrust Home Developers, up 46 centavos to P1.71 and Ayala Land, up 30 centavos to P48.80. DMS