{"id":102599,"date":"2017-05-16T06:39:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T10:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=102599"},"modified":"2017-05-16T06:39:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T10:39:15","slug":"peso-stocks-up-on-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/16\/peso-stocks-up-on-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Peso, stocks up on Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Both the local currency and stocks closed higher on Tuesday. (Photo: Cheng Ilagan\/Philippine Canadian Inquirer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014Both the local currency and stocks closed higher on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Philippine peso inched up to 49.68 against a U.S. dollar from Monday\u2019s finish of 49.69.<\/p>\n

It opened the day stronger at 49.60 from last day\u2019s kick off level at 49.74 to a dollar.<\/p>\n

It traded better to a range of 49.59 to 49.71, bringing the average level at 49.65.<\/p>\n

A total of USD532 million changed hands Tuesday, slightly lower from Monday\u2019s USD558 million.<\/p>\n

The local bourse, on the other hand, gained on Tuesday after losing for two trading days.<\/p>\n

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by 0.23 percent, or 18.14 points, ending the day at 7,791.07.<\/p>\n

Likewise, All Shares increased by 0.22 percent, or 9.98 points, to 4,652.15 points.<\/p>\n

All counters were down on Tuesday except for Property, which gained by 2.48 percent,, or 86.06 points, to 3,561.89 points.<\/p>\n

In terms of points, biggest loser was Industrial sector, whose index fell 29.17 points to 10,963.23; followed by Services, down by 18.30 points to 1,605.33; Mining and Oil, down by 13.96 points to 12,553.20; Holding Firms, down by 10.36 points to 7,920.49; and Financials, down by 3.80 points to 1,920.41.<\/p>\n

Traded shares reached 1.46 billion amounting to Php 8.29 billion.<\/p>\n

Decliners outnumbered gainers at 106 to 92, while 49 were unchanged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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