Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Holding Firms, Mining & Oil and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite lost 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were PLDT Inc (PS:TEL), which rose 1.62% or 21.00 points to trade at 1316.00 at the close. Meanwhile, International Container Terminal Services Inc (PS:ICT) added 1.57% or 1.300 points to end at 84.300 and Megaworld Corp (PS:MEG) was up 1.05% or 0.050 points to 4.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Petron Corp (PS:PCOR), which fell 3.08% or 0.290 points to trade at 9.130 at the close. Universal Robina Corp (PS:URC) declined 2.58% or 3.50 points to end at 132.00 and SM Investments Corp (PS:SM) was down 2.55% or 22.50 points to 859.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 101 to 88 and 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in Universal Robina Corp (PS:URC) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.58% or 3.50 to 132.00.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.02% or 0.30 to $1304.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 2.06% or 1.40 to hit $66.48 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $75.31 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was down 0.36% to 8.2045, while USD/PHP rose 0.14% to 52.667.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 94.81.