Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrials, Holding Firms and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite lost 1.47% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Philex Mining Corp (PS:PX), which rose 6.60% or 0.390 points to trade at 6.300 at the close. Meanwhile, International Container Terminal Services Inc (PS:ICT) added 1.26% or 0.810 points to end at 64.900 and San Miguel Corp (PS:SMC) was up 0.75% or 0.500 points to 67.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DMCI Holdings Inc (PS:DMC), which fell 4.01% or 0.500 points to trade at 11.980 at the close. First Gen Corp (PS:FGEN) declined 3.60% or 0.73 points to end at 19.52 and Megaworld Corp (PS:MEG) was down 3.45% or 0.130 points to 3.640.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 152 to 47 and 34 ended unchanged.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.45% or 5.85 to $1296.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.87% or 0.40 to hit $45.52 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.29% or 0.61 to trade at $46.76 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.19% to 7.2543, while USD/PHP fell 0.19% to 46.965.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.13% at 92.90.