The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) opened the week on a negative note as share prices dropped on Monday, June 8, following an escalation in hostilities in the Middle East. The main index lost 58.97 points, or 0.99 percent, to close at 5,879.41. Miners led the retreat across the board due to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is streamlining the securities borrowing and lending framework by centralizing administrative functions with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), reinforcing efforts to build a more efficient and integrated short-selling market in the country. The...
The local stock market is seen to continue having a negative bias this holiday-shortened week despite the lower-than-anticipated inflation data released last week, amid continued uncertainty in the Middle East and its impact on prices and interest rates should hostilities escalate. “The local...
Local equities advanced as consumer price growth slowed more than economists anticipated, tempering fears of prolonged aggressive monetary tightening, but gains were capped later in the session amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index...
Local stocks declined, snapping a three-day rally, as investors locked in profits ahead of the inflation data and amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that threatened to disrupt global energy markets. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slid 41.24 points, or...
ILOILO CITY – The Western Visayas Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Task Force is investigating a foreigner allegedly behind 46 fake corporations registered in Iloilo and other parts of the country. “We have an ongoing investigation into a foreigner who faked his nationality to form...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Inc. proposed a uniform framework for all market-making operations, moving to revive thin trading volumes and expand liquidity tools beyond exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The draft rules seek to institutionalize a standardized system for brokers to continuously...
Local equities rose for the third consecutive session as International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) single-handedly propelled the benchmark index higher, masking widespread weakness across the broader market. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 40.48 points, or 0.69...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that one of its directors was arrested for extortion by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in an entrapment operation. The commission said the NBI and SEC coordinated in the arrest of the unnamed SEC director for allegedly extorting...
Reforms in public procurement, infrastructure oversight, and accountability must be fully carried out to ensure that the billion-peso flood-control corruption scandal does not happen again and those responsible are made to answer, according to four governance and business groups. In a joint...
Local stocks surged, reclaiming the key psychological threshold, as rollback in domestic fuel prices and the strengthening local currency lured bargain hunters back to the equity market. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) advanced 1.95 percent, or 113.37 points, to close at 5,912.69 on...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose on bargain hunting on Monday, June 1, after the steep drop over the last three trading days of the previous week. The main index added 30.56 points, or 0.53 points, to close at 5,799.32, mainly on the strength of the services sector as three sectors...