{"id":119746,"date":"2017-09-27T01:45:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T05:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=119746"},"modified":"2017-09-27T01:45:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T05:45:24","slug":"psei-peso-weaken-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/27\/psei-peso-weaken-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"PSEi, peso weaken Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Losers led gainers at 138 to 63 while 53 stocks were unchanged.<\/a>
(Photo by Katrina.Tuliao (https:\/\/www.tradergroup.org) [CC BY 2.0)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>MANILA<\/strong>\u2014 Risk aversion due to geopolitical concerns overseas, among others, continue to negatively affect Philippines\u2019 equities market and the peso Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed anew and lost 0.91 percent, or 74.59 points, to 8,170.14 points.<\/p>\n

Most of the other indices tracked the main index, with the broader All Shares down 0.63 percent or 30.79 points, to 4,831.86 points.<\/p>\n

The biggest loser among the sectors is the Mining and Oil, which contracted by 2.40 percent.<\/p>\n

It was followed by the Industrial, 1.51 percent, Property, 1.31 percent; Financials, 0.76 percent; and Holding Firms, 0.42 percent.<\/p>\n

Only the Services index posted gains after rising by 0.21 percent.<\/p>\n

Volume for the day reached 2.22 billion shares amounting to PHP9.61 billion.<\/p>\n

Losers led gainers at 138 to 63 while 53 stocks were unchanged.<\/p>\n

Also, the peso shed PHP0.225 to a greenback and finished the day at 50.935 from 50.71 a day ago.<\/p>\n

A trader said performance of the PSEi is partly to be blamed as investors remain worried of the recent tension between the US and North Korea.<\/p>\n

Thus, the weak opening of the local currency at 50.72 from 50.58 Monday.<\/p>\n

It traded between its opening level and 50.94, resulting to an average of 50.83.<\/p>\n

Volume for the day reached USD687.9 million, down from the USD788.7 million a day ago.<\/p>\n

The trader expects the peso to trade between 50.70 and 50.90 Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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