PSE index up 1.68 percent

November 27, 2019

The main Philippine share index closed 1.68 percent higher on Wednesday.

The peso closed at P50.80 against the US dollar from P50.90 on the previous day. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $858.25 million from $1.296 billion in the previous day.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index finished at 7,836.89 points, up 129.09. In the broader market, there were 102 gainers, 77 losers and 54 unchanged.

Volume reached 1.82 billion shares valued at P7.68 billion from Tuesday's 1.51 billion shares worth P21.16 billion.

Most traded issues were led by Ayala Land., up P1.95 to P44.50; DMCI, up 24 centavos to P6.80; BPI, up P1.85 to P88.85 and SM Investment Corp., down P2.00 to P1,089.  DMS