R 96 Points News Today

MANILA - Risk-on sentiments buoyed the local stock barometer on Thursday and this benefited the local currency. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose by 1.37 percent, or 96 points, to 7,122.45 points. All Shares gained 1.25 percent, or 46.28 points, to 3,759.96 points. Most of the sectoral indices tracked the main index namely Financials, 3.39 percent; Services, 1.90 percent; Property, 1.31 percent; Holding Firms, 0.64 percent; and Industrial, 0.52 percent. Only the Mining and Oil inde...