PH stocks index falls anew, peso closes at 53-level vs. US dollar
MANILA - Risk-off sentiments continue to worry investors resulting to net foreign selling and another negative close of the Philippines' main equities gauge and the weakening of the local currency to the 53-level against the greenback. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 3.38 percent, or 228.55 points, to 6,530.04 points. It was tracked by all the other counters, with the All Shares down by 2.46 percent, or 88.73 points, to 3,511.93 points. Property registered the biggest drop among the sectoral indices after it fell 4.20 percent and was trailed by the Holding Firms, 3.62 perce...