Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Services, Holding Firms and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite lost 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Emperador Inc (PS:EMP), which rose 2.74% or 0.220 points to trade at 8.250 at the close. Meanwhile, Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co (PS:MBT) added 1.51% or 1.40 points to end at 94.15 and Bank of the Philippine Islands (PS:BPI) was up 0.49% or 0.50 points to 103.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energy Development Corp (PS:EDC), which fell 5.63% or 0.340 points to trade at 5.700 at the close. PLDT Inc (PS:TEL) declined 3.30% or 58.00 points to end at 1701.00 and JG Summit Holdings Inc (PS:JGS) was down 2.06% or 1.650 points to 78.350.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 103 to 91 and 51 ended unchanged.
Shares in Emperador Inc (PS:EMP) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.74% or 0.220 to 8.250.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.20% or 2.37 to $1207.33 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.09% or 0.04 to hit $44.19 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.09% or 0.04 to trade at $46.67 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.52% to 7.4707, while USD/PHP rose 0.47% to 50.818.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 95.77.