MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Philippine shares closed 0.53 percent lower today.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index lost 38.09 points to 7,116.13. The all-share index also declined by 18.46 points, or 0.44 percent, to 4,199.83.
Trading volume reached 7.61 billion shares worth P6.06 billion ($135.34 million).
There were 72 gainers, 97 losers while 44 stocks closed flat.