The Philippine Stock Exchange index fell by 93.12 points to close the four-day trading week at 6,685.90. The government announced on Thursday evening that Friday was a public holiday for the commemoration of the Edsa People Power Revolution.
All other sub-indices ended in the red, led by the broader All Shares index that was down 49.49 points to close at 3,572.20 points, the Financials index was lower by 21.54 to 1,797.26, the Industrial index retreated 158.18 to 9,634.78, the Holding Firms index fell 33.38 to 6,452, the Property index declined 73.28 to 2,885.76, the Services index decreased 30.63 to 1,672.50 and the Mining and Oil index shed 185.89 to 11,041.
Broker 2TradeAsia said a rate cut assumption is out of the picture for the next several months given the leading indicators, with the local central bank having to contend with both demand-pull inflation and cost-push inflation. Tantiangco said that the local market was unable to regain its position above its 50-day exponential moving average last week, giving a bearish signal. The market’s support is seen at 6,600 while its immediate resistance is seen at the 50-day EMA followed by the 6,800 level, he said.Maybank Securities has picked Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. , mostly for its supermarket business.
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