Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Mining & Oil, Industrials and Holding Firms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite fell 1.00%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were First Gen (PS:FGEN), which rose 1.38% or 0.35 points to trade at 25.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Robinsons Land (PS:RLC) added 1.05% or 0.300 points to end at 28.150 and Bk Of Phi Isla (PS:BPI) was up 0.84% or 0.80 points to 95.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Semirara Minin (PS:SCC), which fell 13.29% or 19.0000 points to trade at 123.5000 at the close. Dmci Holdings (PS:DMC) declined 7.56% or 1.020 points to end at 12.460 and Philex Mining (PS:PX) was down 2.54% or 0.150 points to 5.710.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 110 to 78 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dmci Holdings (PS:DMC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.56% or 1.020 to 12.460.
Gold for August delivery was down 1.62% or 18.30 to $1113.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.13% or 0.07 to hit $51.27 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.04 to trade at $57.06 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.20% to 7.3047, while USD/PHP rose 0.13% to 45.330.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 98.00.