Investing.com – Philippines stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Property, Holding Firms and Banking & Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite added 2.41%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were DMCI Holdings Inc (PS:DMC), which rose 6.86% or 0.700 points to trade at 10.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Robinsons Land Corp (PS:RLC) added 6.04% or 1.100 points to end at 19.320 and SM Prime Holdings Inc (PS:SMPH) was up 5.34% or 1.800 points to 35.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were International Container Terminal Services Inc (PS:ICT), which fell 2.50% or 2.000 points to trade at 78.000 at the close. GT Capital Holdings Inc (PS:GTCAP) declined 1.61% or 14.50 points to end at 885.00 and LT Group Inc (PS:LTG) was down 1.27% or 0.240 points to 18.700.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 101 to 94 and 43 ended unchanged.
Shares in International Container Terminal Services Inc (PS:ICT) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.50% or 2.000 to 78.000.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.09% or 1.10 to $1258.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.16% or 0.11 to hit $70.64 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.24% or 0.18 to trade at $76.32 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.69% to 8.1017, while USD/PHP fell 0.27% to 53.513.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 94.47.