Stocks slip, peso keeps footing on data-filled week
MANILA - The release of economic data this week, which are expected to impact Federal Reserve's rate decisions, dampened the local stock barometer on Tuesday but the peso managed to keep its footing against the US dollar. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 0.27 percent, or 19.27 points, to 7,115.09 points. All Shares slipped by 0.30 percent, or 11.52 points, to 3,770.53 points. Most of the sectoral gauges tracked the main index namely Mining and Oil, 3.99 percent; Holding Firms, 0.71 percent; Services, 0.49 percent; and Property, 0.22 percent. On the other hand, Industrial ros...