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Stocks in the Philippines slipped Thursday, as the PSEi Index fell 0.6% to 6018.62.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 50 billion Philippine pesos ($832.3 million), Nickel Asia was the biggest laggard, tumbling 7.9%, followed by shares of Philex Mining, which plunged 7.4%. Shares of Apex Mining tumbled 6.7%.
Century Pacific Food was the biggest leader during the session, surging 6.2%, and Synergy Grid & Devt Phil surged 5.1%. Semirara Mining & Power rounded out the top three movers, as shares increased 4.2%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 96.64. The dollar weakened 0.5% against the peso to 60.08 pesos.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Philippine government bond yield rose 18 basis points to 6.950%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 03:15 ET (07:15 GMT)
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