The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Stocks, peso continue gain

January 6, 2017



Stocks and the peso sustained its New Year surge as of midday on Friday.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index rose 72.96 points to 7,282.40 as of noon day.

The peso was at P49.437 against the US dollar as of lunch break. On Thursday, the currency closed at P49.46. Volume reached $331.50 million. DMS