PSE index, peso decline

June 26, 2019

Philippine stocks and the peso declined on Wednesday.

The peso finished at P51.50 from Tuesday's P51.365 against the US dollar. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $942.71 million from the previous session's $771.92 million.

The Philippine Stock Exchange ( PSE) index closed at 8,013.57 points, down 20.57 points. In the broader market, there were 108 losers, 86 gainers while 56 shares were unchanged.

Volume reached 2.25 billion shares worth P8.13 billion from Tuesday's 1.2 billion shares valued at P6.58 billion.

Most active shares were led by Ayala Land, up 45 centavos to P51; BDO, up P1.00 to P142 and SM Prime, down 20 centavos to P37.80. DMS