Investing.com – Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Services, Banking & Financials and Mining & Oil sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite fell 0.73% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were First Gen Corp (PS:FGEN), which rose 4.82% or 0.82 points to trade at 17.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Energy Development Corp (PS:EDC) added 1.83% or 0.100 points to end at 5.560 and Universal Robina Corp (PS:URC) was up 0.76% or 1.00 points to 133.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were International Container Terminal Services Inc (PS:ICT), which fell 3.29% or 3.500 points to trade at 103.000 at the close. Petron Corp (PS:PCOR) declined 2.60% or 0.250 points to end at 9.350 and Globe Telecom Inc (PS:GLO) was down 2.56% or 46.00 points to 1750.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 119 to 67 and 55 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.43% or 5.50 to $1276.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.70% or 0.41 to hit $57.95 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.38% or 0.24 to trade at $63.49 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.78% to 7.6585, while USD/PHP rose 0.85% to 50.685.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 93.10.