Philippine shares close 0.95 pct higher today

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Philippine shares closed 0.95 percent lower today.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index increased by 72. 61 points to 7689.91. The all-share index went up by 38.12 points, or 0.86 percent, to 4465.28.

Trading volume reached 2.19 billion shares worth P9.26 billion ($209.83 million).

There were 95 gainers, 89 losers while 48 stocks closed flat.