PSE index ends lower

December 16, 2019

The main Philippine share index closed lower on Monday.

The peso finished at P50.635 against the US dollar from P50.64 on Friday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $502 million from $1.327 billion in the previous session.

The Philippine Stock Exchange ( PSE) index ended at 7,701.60 points, down 176.03 points. In the broader market, there were 126 losers, 70 gainers and 73  unchanged.

Volume reached 483.73 million worth P6.23 billion from Friday's  714.47 million shares valued at P7.49 billion.

Most active shares were led by Ayala Corp., down P30 to P753; Ayala Land, down P1.15 to P45.75 and Metro Pacific, up four centavos to P3.05. DMS