Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Holding Firms, Banking & Financials and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite fell 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were International Container Terminal Services Inc (PS:ICT), which rose 1.96% or 2.000 points to trade at 104.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Emperador Inc (PS:EMP) added 1.75% or 0.120 points to end at 6.960 and Universal Robina Corp (PS:URC) was up 1.63% or 2.60 points to 162.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Petron Corp (PS:PCOR), which fell 4.12% or 0.440 points to trade at 10.240 at the close. Globe Telecom Inc (PS:GLO) declined 3.41% or 76.00 points to end at 2152.00 and DMCI Holdings Inc (PS:DMC) was down 2.74% or 0.400 points to 14.200.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 96 to 91 and 50 ended unchanged.
Shares in International Container Terminal Services Inc (PS:ICT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.96% or 2.000 to 104.000.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.38% or 4.97 to $1288.23 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.72% or 0.33 to hit $46.05 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.75% or 0.36 to trade at $48.42 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.10% to 7.2863, while USD/PHP rose 0.05% to 49.514.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 96.73.