Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking & Financials, Property and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite fell 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were San Miguel Corp (PS:SMC), which rose 7.38% or 11.80 points to trade at 171.80 at the close. Meanwhile, First Gen Corp (PS:FGEN) added 1.54% or 0.24 points to end at 15.80 and Universal Robina Corp (PS:URC) was up 1.42% or 2.00 points to 143.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Megaworld Corp (PS:MEG), which fell 5.26% or 0.260 points to trade at 4.680 at the close. Bank of the Philippine Islands (PS:BPI) declined 3.24% or 3.10 points to end at 92.70 and GT Capital Holdings Inc (PS:GTCAP) was down 2.79% or 25.00 points to 870.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 121 to 74 and 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in San Miguel Corp (PS:SMC) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.38% or 11.80 to 171.80.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.20% or 2.40 to $1196.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.81% or 0.55 to hit $68.38 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.67% or 0.50 to trade at $75.23 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.15% to 7.7738, while USD/PHP fell 0.13% to 53.482.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 95.41.