Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Services, Property and Holding Firms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite fell 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Energy Develop (PS:EDC), which rose 3.34% or 0.200 points to trade at 6.190 at the close. Meanwhile, Jollibee Foods (PS:JFC) added 2.23% or 4.200 points to end at 192.300 and Semirara Minin (PS:SCC) was up 2.15% or 2.7000 points to 128.0000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Universal Robi (PS:URC), which fell 2.14% or 4.100 points to trade at 187.900 at the close. Petron (PS:PCOR) declined 2.08% or 0.160 points to end at 7.550 and Gt Capital Hol (PS:GTCAP) was down 1.57% or 20.000 points to 1250.000.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 122 to 59 and 14 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.11% or 1.20 to $1141.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.20% or 1.00 to hit $44.41 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.85% or 0.92 to trade at $48.65 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.10% to 7.3525, while USD/PHP fell 0.06% to 46.718.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 95.56.