Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banking & Financials, Property and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite fell 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Manila Electri (PS:MER), which rose 2.25% or 7.400 points to trade at 337.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Dmci Holdings (PS:DMC) added 1.37% or 0.180 points to end at 13.300 and Metro Pacifi I (PS:MPI) was up 0.95% or 0.050 points to 5.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intl Container (PS:ICT), which fell 2.72% or 1.900 points to trade at 68.000 at the close. Bloomberry Res (PS:BLOOM) declined 2.66% or 0.150 points to end at 5.480 and Petron (PS:PCOR) was down 2.53% or 0.210 points to 8.100.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 140 to 39 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Manila Electri (PS:MER) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.25% or 7.400 to 337.000. Shares in Intl Container (PS:ICT) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.72% or 1.900 to 68.000.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.25% or 2.70 to $1090.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.41% or 0.18 to hit $44.05 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $47.92 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.32% to 7.4355, while USD/PHP rose 0.33% to 47.310.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.04% at 99.16.