Investing.com – Philippines stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Mining & Oil and Holding Firms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite gained 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Metro Pacifi I (PS:MPI), which rose 4.97% or 0.220 points to trade at 4.650 at the close. Meanwhile, Universal Robi (PS:URC) added 2.37% or 4.400 points to end at 193.000 and Semirara Minin (PS:SCC) was up 0.79% or 1.1000 points to 140.7000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Philex Mining (PS:PX), which fell 3.59% or 0.210 points to trade at 5.640 at the close. Gt Capital Hol (PS:GTCAP) declined 1.50% or 20.000 points to end at 1315.000 and Petron (PS:PCOR) was down 1.20% or 0.100 points to 8.250.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 113 to 78 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Philex Mining (PS:PX) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.59% or 0.210 to 5.640. Shares in Petron (PS:PCOR) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.20% or 0.100 to 8.250.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.06% or 0.70 to $1162.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.29% or 0.67 to hit $52.31 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.20% or 0.69 to trade at $57.73 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.06% to 7.2802, while USD/PHP fell 0.06% to 45.200.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.28% at 96.65.