Investing.com – Philippines stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Holding Firms, Property and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite added 0.95% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were JG Summit Holdings Inc (PS:JGS), which rose 3.80% or 3.000 points to trade at 82.000 at the close. Meanwhile, SM Prime Holdings Inc (PS:SMPH) added 3.26% or 0.700 points to end at 22.150 and Universal Robina Corp (PS:URC) was up 2.64% or 5.400 points to 210.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Robinsons Land Corp (PS:RLC), which fell 1.88% or 0.550 points to trade at 28.650 at the close. Semirara Mining Corp (PS:SCC) declined 1.85% or 2.5000 points to end at 132.5000 and Philex Mining Corp (PS:PX) was down 1.83% or 0.110 points to 5.890.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 95 to 74 and 33 ended unchanged.
Shares in JG Summit Holdings Inc (PS:JGS) rose to all time highs; up 3.80% or 3.000 to 82.000.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.93% or 11.70 to $1242.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.48% or 0.61 to hit $40.53 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.17% or 0.48 to trade at $40.72 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.36% to 7.1389, while USD/PHP fell 0.32% to 46.305.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.24% at 95.30.