Investing.com – Philippines stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Holding Firms, Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite gained 0.03% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were DMCI Holdings Inc (PS:DMC), which rose 4.92% or 0.600 points to trade at 12.800 at the close. Meanwhile, Aboitiz Power Corp (PS:AP) added 2.35% or 0.85 points to end at 37.00 and Alliance Global Group Inc (PS:AGI) was up 1.62% or 0.220 points to 13.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Security Bank Corp (PS:SECB), which fell 2.70% or 5.40 points to trade at 194.50 at the close. Megaworld Corp (PS:MEG) declined 2.13% or 0.100 points to end at 4.590 and GT Capital Holdings Inc (PS:GTCAP) was down 1.57% or 14.00 points to 876.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 104 to 91 and 46 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.64% or 7.70 to $1212.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.40% or 0.28 to hit $69.97 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.50% or 0.39 to trade at $77.63 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.09% to 7.8276, while USD/PHP fell 0.20% to 53.484.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 94.57.