PH stocks slip as investors focus overseas; peso nearly flat
MANILA - The main equities index turned negative on Wednesday as investors preferred to focus overseas but the peso was little changed against the US dollar. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 0.30 percent, or 21.95 points, to 7,230.15 points. All Shares dipped by 0.06 percent, or 2.7 points, to 4,453.82 points. Half of the sectoral indexes also finished the day in the red with the Holding Firms declining by 1.66 percent; Services, 0.39 percent; and Mining and Oil, 0.28 percent. On the other hand, Industrial gained by 1.81 percent, Property by 0.59 percent, and Financials by 0.20 ...