Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Holding Firms and Mining & Oil sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite declined 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were JG Summit Holdings Inc (PS:JGS), which rose 2.12% or 1.600 points to trade at 77.100 at the close. Meanwhile, SM Prime Holdings Inc (PS:SMPH) added 1.97% or 0.600 points to end at 31.000 and Semirara Mining Corp (PS:SCC) was up 1.97% or 2.7000 points to 139.7000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Universal Robina Corp (PS:URC), which fell 3.99% or 6.900 points to trade at 166.100 at the close. LT Group Inc (PS:LTG) declined 1.94% or 0.240 points to end at 12.120 and First Gen Corp (PS:FGEN) was down 1.57% or 0.35 points to 22.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 94 to 84 and 45 ended unchanged.
Shares in Semirara Mining Corp (PS:SCC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.97% or 2.7000 to 139.7000.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.17% or 2.10 to $1203.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.58% or 0.30 to hit $52.42 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.61% or 0.33 to trade at $54.49 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.16% to 7.2687, while USD/PHP fell 0.05% to 49.965.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.03% at 101.07.