Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking & Financials, Property and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite fell 0.56% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Metro Pacific Investments Corp (PS:MPI), which rose 2.13% or 0.120 points to trade at 5.750 at the close. Meanwhile, Semirara Mining Corp (PS:SCC) added 1.77% or 0.65 points to end at 37.30 and LT Group Inc (PS:LTG) was up 1.75% or 0.400 points to 23.250 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Security Bank Corp (PS:SECB), which fell 2.98% or 7.60 points to trade at 247.40 at the close. JG Summit Holdings Inc (PS:JGS) declined 2.75% or 2.050 points to end at 72.500 and San Miguel Corp (PS:SMC) was down 2.08% or 3.00 points to 141.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 121 to 91 and 39 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.17% or 2.20 to $1330.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.18% or 0.11 to hit $62.66 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.27% or 0.18 to trade at $66.21 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.19% to 8.1886, while USD/PHP fell 0.43% to 51.895.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 89.82.