Stocks up anew on bargain hunting, peso ends sideways
MANILA - Bargain hunting again lifted the main stocks index on Thursday while the peso finished the day sideways against the US dollar. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose by 1.04 percent, or 73.18 points, to 7,082.61 points. All Shares followed with a jump of 0.93 percent, or 34.60 points, to 3,759.35 points. Most of the sectoral gauges also rose during the day with Mining and Oil gaining by 4.92 percent; Holding Firms, 2.25 percent; Services, 1.65 percent; and Industrial, 0.93 percent. On the other hand, Property slipped by 0.53 percent and Financials by 0.008 percent. Volume rea...