Investing.com – Philippines stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, Services and Holding Firms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite gained 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Energy Development Corp (PS:EDC), which rose 2.89% or 0.170 points to trade at 6.050 at the close. Meanwhile, BDO Unibank Inc (PS:BDO) added 2.85% or 3.30 points to end at 119.10 and Semirara Mining Corp (PS:SCC) was up 2.76% or 4.0000 points to 149.0000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were First Gen Corp (PS:FGEN), which fell 1.85% or 0.40 points to trade at 21.20 at the close. Ayala Land Inc (PS:ALI) declined 1.73% or 0.650 points to end at 36.950 and Emperador Inc (PS:EMP) was down 1.72% or 0.120 points to 6.850.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 92 to 81 and 52 ended unchanged.
Shares in BDO Unibank Inc (PS:BDO) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.85% or 3.30 to 119.10. Shares in Semirara Mining Corp (PS:SCC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.76% or 4.0000 to 149.0000.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.36% or 4.45 to $1237.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.23% or 0.66 to hit $54.25 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.15% or 0.64 to trade at $56.48 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.11% to 7.3030, while USD/PHP fell 0.02% to 50.210.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 101.25.