{"id":126561,"date":"2017-10-25T04:44:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T08:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=126561"},"modified":"2017-10-25T04:44:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T08:44:18","slug":"psei-down-anew-php-stays-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/25\/psei-down-anew-php-stays-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"PSEi down anew, PHP stays firm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FILE: (Photo by Katrina.Tuliao (https:\/\/www.tradergroup.org) [CC BY 2.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 Profit-taking for the third consecutive day in the Philippines\u2019 equities market resulted in the negative close of the main stocks index.<\/p>\n

The peso, however, remained firm and was little changed against the US dollar, closing the day at 51.54 from 51.51 the previous day.<\/p>\n

A trader said the peso stayed strong amid high corporate demand for the greenback ahead of next week\u2019s long weekend.<\/p>\n

Oct. 31 has been declared a holiday to allow families to prepare for All Saints Day on November 1.<\/p>\n

For the day, the local unit opened at 51.46 from the previous session\u2019s 51.49, trading between 51.45 and 51.61. The day\u2019s average was 51.51.<\/p>\n

Volume for the day reached USD551.2 million, higher than the USD439 million a day ago.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 0.82 percent, or 68.40 points, to 8,279.92 points.<\/p>\n

The broader All Shares followed, with a decline of 0.62 percent, or 30.47 points, to 4,855.32 points.<\/p>\n

Half of the sectors also ended in the red, led by Financials at 1.73 percent, and followed by Holding Firms, 1.22 percent, and Property, 0.45 percent.<\/p>\n

Volume reached 670.66 million shares amounting to PHP7.89 billion.
\nDecliners again surpassed gainers at 113 to 80 while 50 shares were unchanged.\u00a0(PNA<\/strong>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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