Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Services and Property sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite lost 0.21% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were DMCI Holdings Inc (PS:DMC), which rose 6.38% or 0.780 points to trade at 13.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Megaworld Corp (PS:MEG) added 2.70% or 0.100 points to end at 3.800 and Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc (PS:AEV) was up 1.94% or 1.400 points to 73.600 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jollibee Foods Corp (PS:JFC), which fell 9.96% or 23.000 points to trade at 208.000 at the close. LT Group Inc (PS:LTG) declined 3.37% or 0.480 points to end at 13.780 and Metro Pacific Investments Corp (PS:MPI) was down 2.51% or 0.170 points to 6.610.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 108 to 74 and 43 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.60% or 7.30 to $1229.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.12% or 0.92 to hit $44.24 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.64% or 0.73 to trade at $45.16 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.04% to 7.1668, while USD/PHP fell 0.18% to 49.105.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.48% at 99.55.