PH stock index tracks Wall Street's rise; peso weakens
MANILA - Risk-on sentiments again boosted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Wednesday but the peso depreciated against the US dollar. The main stock index gained 1.32 percent, or 97.34 points, to 7,458.99 points. All Shares rose by 0.74 percent, or 28.87 points, to 3,933.07 points. Most of the sectoral gauges also jumped during the day, led by Property after it increased by 3.02 percent. It was trailed by Financials, 2.50 percent; Mining and Oil, 1.08 percent; Services, 0.74 percent; and Holding Firms, 0.58. Only the Industrial index fell during the day after it slipped by 0.17 per...