{"id":119423,"date":"2017-09-25T23:14:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T03:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=119423"},"modified":"2017-09-25T23:14:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T03:14:26","slug":"peso-keeps-ground-vs-usd-psei-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/25\/peso-keeps-ground-vs-usd-psei-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Peso keeps ground vs USD, PSEi down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_86485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86485\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/psei.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86485\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/psei.jpg\" alt=\"The Philippine peso closed Monday firm against the greenback but the main equities gauge finished in the red. (Photo by Katrina.Tuliao (https:\/\/www.tradergroup.org) [CC BY 2.0)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/psei.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/psei-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-86485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Philippine peso closed Monday firm against the greenback but the main equities gauge finished in the red. (<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=12262407\">Photo by Katrina.Tuliao (https:\/\/www.tradergroup.org) [CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; The Philippine peso closed Monday firm against the greenback but the main equities gauge finished in the red.<\/p>\n<p>The local currency ended the week\u2019s first trading day at 50.71 from 50.725 Friday last week.<\/p>\n<p>It started the day better at 50.58 from 50.97 in the previous session.<\/p>\n<p>It traded between its closing level and 50.55, bringing the day\u2019s average to 50.620.<\/p>\n<p>Volume of trade reached USD 788.7 million, lower than the USD 973.8 million at the end of last week.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) retreated for the second consecutive trading day and ended Monday at 8,244.73 points, down 0.44 percent or 36.54 points<\/p>\n<p>Last week, it posted its record-high levels on high optimism among investors.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the other indices tracked the main gauge with the broader All Shares down by 0.32 percent, or 15.74 points, to 4,862.65 points.<\/p>\n<p>Sectors that finished on the same tone are Industrial, Services, Property, and Financials, which dropped 1.94 percent, 1.13 percent, 1.04 percent, and 0.36 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Holding Firms rose by 0.74 percent and Mining and Oil by 0.50 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Volume for the day reached 1.59 billion shares amounting to PHP6.76 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Losers led gainers at 156 to 65 while 36 shares were unchanged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The Philippine peso closed Monday firm against the greenback but the main equities gauge finished in the red. 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