Investing.com – Philippines stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Holding Firms, Mining & Oil and Property sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite rose 1.21%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were SM Investments Corp (PS:SM), which rose 7.76% or 46.50 points to trade at 645.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Semirara Mining Corp (PS:SCC) added 2.44% or 3.60 points to end at 151.00 and Emperador Inc (PS:EMP) was up 2.20% or 0.140 points to 6.490 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GT Capital Holdings Inc (PS:GTCAP), which fell 3.17% or 39.00 points to trade at 1191.00 at the close. Manila Electric Co (PS:MER) declined 1.43% or 4.20 points to end at 290.20 and Megaworld Corp (PS:MEG) was down 1.36% or 0.050 points to 3.630.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 93 to 93 and 44 ended unchanged.
Shares in Semirara Mining Corp (PS:SCC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.44% or 3.60 to 151.00.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.64% or 7.65 to $1209.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $48.42 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $51.36 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.15% to 7.2883, while USD/PHP rose 0.15% to 50.335.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 101.10.