Equities index slips on profit taking; peso strengthens
MANILA - Profit taking resulted in the negative close of the main equities index on Thursday but the local currency gained against the US dollar. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 0.93 percent, or 69.86 points, to 7,432.62 points. All Shares followed with a drop of 0.68 percent, or 26.84 points, to 3,924.74 points. Most of the sectoral gauges also finished the day's trade in the negative territory namely Holding Firms, 1.82 percent; Services, 1.70 percent; and Industrial, 0.61 percent. On the other hand, Financials moved sideways with a decline of 0.03 percent while Mining an...