Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrials, Services and Property sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite lost 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were JG Summit Holdings Inc (PS:JGS), which rose 2.60% or 2.000 points to trade at 79.000 at the close. Meanwhile, SM Investments Corp (PS:SM) added 1.62% or 14.00 points to end at 878.00 and Aboitiz Power Corp (PS:AP) was up 0.60% or 0.25 points to 41.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energy Development Corp (PS:EDC), which fell 15.13% or 1.070 points to trade at 6.000 at the close. International Container Terminal Services Inc (PS:ICT) declined 2.46% or 2.600 points to end at 103.000 and Semirara Mining Corp (PS:SCC) was down 1.94% or 0.90 points to 45.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 156 to 65 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in SM Investments Corp (PS:SM) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.62% or 14.00 to 878.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.16% or 2.11 to $1295.39 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.41% or 0.21 to hit $50.45 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $56.41 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.37% to 7.6582, while USD/PHP fell 0.02% to 50.681.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 92.16.