{"id":195739,"date":"2018-12-29T08:33:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T13:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=195739"},"modified":"2018-12-29T08:33:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T13:33:14","slug":"peso-flat-psei-down-on-2018s-last-trading-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/12\/29\/peso-flat-psei-down-on-2018s-last-trading-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Peso flat, PSEi down on 2018’s last trading day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The currency pair traded between 52.52 and 52.65, bringing the average level for the day at 52.56. (Shutterstock photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Philippine peso ended sideways against the US dollar while the local stock market slipped during the last day of trading for 2018.<\/p>\n

The peso ended Friday at 52.58 from previous day\u2019s closing of 52.66 to the greenback.<\/p>\n

It opened the day stronger at 52.65 from Thursday\u2019s kick off at 52.9 to a dollar.<\/p>\n

The currency pair traded between 52.52 and 52.65, bringing the average level for the day at 52.56.<\/p>\n

Volume of trade was lower this day amounting to only USD664.4 million from last day\u2019s USD807.45 million.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) recorded a 0.22-percent decline on Friday ending the year at 7,466.02 points.<\/p>\n

But all shares slightly gained by 0.08 percent to 4,517.85 points.<\/p>\n

Half of the counters closed the year in green territories led by financials, which grew by 0.70 percent to 1,779.85 points; followed by services, up by 0.50 percent to 1,442.71 points; and property, up by 0.01 percent to 3,627.98 points.<\/p>\n

Sectors of industrial, mining and oil, and holding firms closed the year with below-one-percent decline to 10,951.36 points, 8,200.50 points, and 7,341.81 points, respectively.<\/p>\n

Gainers advanced losers at 118 to 81, with 48 left unchanged.<\/p>\n

At the start of 2018, the peso-dollar rate was at 49.81, while PSEi finished at 8,724.13 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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