PSE index ends below 8,000 points

February 13, 2019

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index closed below 8,000 points on Wednesday.

The PSE index finished at 7,920.24 points, down 89.68 points. In the broader market, there were 134 decliners, 75 gainers while 50 shares were unchanged. 

Volume reached 4.63 billion shares worth P7.27 billion from Tuesday's 1.23 billion valued at P2.74 billion.

Most active shares were led by Ayala Land, down 0.89 percent to P44.40; SM Investments Corp., down 0.30 percent to P983 and BDO, down 1.08 percent to P137.50. 

The peso closed at P52.13 against the US dollar from Tuesday's P52.075. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $1.098 billion from the previous day's $1.164 billion. DMS