Investing.com – Philippines stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Holding Firms, Industrials and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite added 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Ayala Corp (PS:AC), which rose 3.04% or 28.50 points to trade at 967.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc (PS:AEV) added 3.03% or 2.000 points to end at 68.000 and Megaworld Corp (PS:MEG) was up 2.22% or 0.100 points to 4.600 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Semirara Mining Corp (PS:SCC), which fell 5.21% or 1.65 points to trade at 30.05 at the close. Aboitiz Power Corp (PS:AP) declined 3.61% or 1.40 points to end at 37.40 and Security Bank Corp (PS:SECB) was down 1.90% or 4.40 points to 226.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 99 to 91 and 65 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aboitiz Power Corp (PS:AP) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.61% or 1.40 to 37.40.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.08% or 1.10 to $1347.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.40% or 0.26 to hit $65.25 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.53% or 0.38 to trade at $70.66 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.19% to 8.2632, while USD/PHP rose 0.25% to 51.945.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 89.26.