Investing.com – Philippines stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Holding Firms, Services and Mining & Oil sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite gained 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Energy Develop (PS:EDC), which rose 3.51% or 0.200 points to trade at 5.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Manila Electri (PS:MER) added 1.98% or 5.800 points to end at 298.800 and Ayala Corp (PS:AC) was up 1.60% or 12.000 points to 761.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Universal Robi (PS:URC), which fell 2.31% or 4.500 points to trade at 190.000 at the close. Ayala Land (PS:ALI) declined 1.95% or 0.700 points to end at 35.200 and Bk Of Phi Isla (PS:BPI) was down 1.36% or 1.15 points to 83.15.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 106 to 72 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bk Of Phi Isla (PS:BPI) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.36% or 1.15 to 83.15.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.34% or 3.80 to $1106.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.87% or 0.83 to hit $45.42 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.47% or 0.70 to trade at $48.45 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.24% to 7.3152, while USD/PHP fell 0.25% to 46.595.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 95.81.