The local stock market declined due to weaker factory output In August as a result of stricter lockdown measures. The main index dropped 69.5 points or 1.01 percent to close at 6,785.94 although the Financials and Mining and Oil counters managed to hold their ground even as the Property sector led...
The local stock market started the week lower but rose towards the end of the session as funds started window-dressing. The main index gained 68.82 points or 1.01 percent to close at 6,855.44 led by the blue-chip Industrial sector with only the Financials counter retreating. Volume surged to 2.92...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has rolled out its vaccination program in Siargao Island where over 13,000 tourism workers are targeted to be inoculated in a bid to sustain the recovery of the pandemic-hit industry there. A tourism worker in Siargao, dubbed as the surfing capital of the...
The National Capital Region, Bataan, and Laguna will remain under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from September 1 to 7, 2021, with the same additional restrictions, Malacañang announced. File photo (Mark Balmores) In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the...
The local stock market ended lower as investors cashed out ahead of the long weekend. The main index declined by 33.91 points or 0.50 percent to close at 6,786.62 as the Property sector led the retreat while the Industrial and Financials sectors managed to advance. 28920 Volume was weaker at 1.62...
The local stock market ended flat as profit-taking offset the strong performance of the telecommunications sector. The main index shed 1.62 points or 0.02 percent to close at 6,820.53 with only the Services and Mining and Oil counters advancing. 28701 Volume rose to 2.48 billion shares worth P9.06...
The local stock market moved up further on the back of gains in US markets. The PSEi surged 143.33 points or 2.15 percent to close at 6,822.15 due to the strong performance of the Services sector with only the Mining and Oil counter retreating. 28480 Volume improved to 1.8 billion shares worth...
The stock market rose as investors picked up bargains following encouraging news from the US. The main index jumped 87.15 points or 1.32 percent to close at 6,678.82 as the Holding Firms and Industrial counters led gain across all sectors. 28220 Volume was lower though at 2.68 billion shares worth...
Vice President Leni Robredo has requested from Congress a P703-million budget for her office in 2022, which is significantly lower than the P900-million allocation this year. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) Of this figure, P558.8 million will go to maintenance and other...
The local stock market started the week lower as investors fret over the rising COVID cases in the country. The main index lost 41.55 points or 0.63 percent to close at 6,592.67 with only the Industrial and Services counters advancing. 28023 Volume was steady at 1.94 billion shares worth P6.29...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that its consular offices (CO) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and all Temporary Off-Site Passport Services (TOPS) facilities will now resume operations after the region was downgraded to a less stringent quarantine classification. (FILE...
The local stock market finally gave way to profit-taking to end the last day of an upbeat week in the red. The main index dropped 85.29 points or 1.27 percent to close at 6,633.22 as the Holding Firms and Property counters led all sub indices in the retreat. 27538 Volume was steady at 2.04 billion...
