(MENAFN- FxPro) Philippines stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Property, Banking&Financials and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Philippines, the PSEi Composite declined 0.90% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the PSEi Composite were Philex Mining (PS:PX), which rose 6.92% or 0.330 points to trade at 5.100 at the close. Meanwhile, Semirara Minin (PS:SCC) added 1.57% or 2.0000 points to end at 128.9000 and Universal Robi (PS:URC) was up 0.68% or 1.300 points to 192.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lt Group (PS:LTG), which fell 3.25% or 0.460 points to trade at 13.720 at the close. Bloomberry Res (PS:BLOOM) declined 2.97% or 0.220 points to end at 7.180 and Energy Develop (PS:EDC) was down 2.77% or 0.180 points to 6.320.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Philippines Stock Exchange by 99 to 77 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Energy Develop (PS:EDC) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.77% or 0.180 to 6.320.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.76% or 8.60 to $1136.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.76% or 0.32 to hit $40.95 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.67% or 0.32 to trade at $46.84 a barrel.
CNY/PHP was up 0.59% to 7.2891, while USD/PHP rose 0.49% to 46.570.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 96.52.
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