Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Holding Firms, Property and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite declined 0.10% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Alliance Global Group Inc (PS:AGI), which rose 3.48% or 0.500 points to trade at 14.860 at the close. Meanwhile, Philex Mining Corp (PS:PX) added 2.38% or 0.150 points to end at 6.450 and Megaworld Corp (PS:MEG) was up 1.92% or 0.070 points to 3.710 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ayala Corp (PS:AC), which fell 1.97% or 15.000 points to trade at 745.000 at the close. International Container Terminal Services Inc (PS:ICT) declined 1.77% or 1.150 points to end at 63.750 and LT Group Inc (PS:LTG) was down 1.73% or 0.260 points to 14.740.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 111 to 80 and 39 ended unchanged.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.29% or 3.70 to $1299.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.36% or 0.16 to hit $44.94 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.35% or 0.16 to trade at $45.99 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.11% to 7.2462, while USD/PHP fell 0.12% to 46.910.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.50% at 92.07.