PH stocks index rises anew as peso finishes sideways
(PNA file photo) MANILA - Continued hawkish tone from the Federal Reserve resulted to another uptick in the Philippines' main equities index on Thursday and the peso continued to remain firm against the greenback. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose by 0.72 percent, or 47.76 points, to 6,645.52 points. All Shares followed with an increase of 0.41 percent, or 14.61 points, to 3,568.65 points. Most of the sectoral indices also gained during the day namely Services, 1.71 percent; Industrial, 1.53 percent; Financials, 0.93 percent; and Holding Firms, 0.14 percent. On the other hand...