The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Stock index ends at 8,100-point level

February 7, 2019



The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed 41.65 points higher to end at 8, 100.30 on Thursday.

In the broader market, there were 115 decliners, 96 gainers and 47 shares unchanged.

Volume amounted to 3.4 billion shares worth P7.42 billion from Wednesday's 2.84 billion shares calued at P7.32 billion.

Most traded shares were led by Vista Land, down 1.12 percent to P6.19; Ayala Land, up 0.56 percent to P45.25 and ISM Communications, down 2.82 percent to P6.55.

The peso closed at P52.24 against the US dollar from P52.235 on Wednesday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $1268.7 million from the previous day's $746.4 million. DMS