PSEi 3,042.10 UP 10.97
value php 1,628,900,235.00
DOW 65.67 +0.63% 10,471.50
NASDAQ 0.55 -0.03% 2,190.31
S&P 500 4.06 +0.37% 1,106.41
Stronger-than-expected November retail sales and a surprising rise in business inventories in October pointed to a recovery in consumer spending. Consumer sentiment also improved in early December lifting the S&P Retail index by 1.3%, both reasons fueling further rise of Wall Street.
Locally, the lifting of martial law in the secluded province of Maguindanao buffered any potential huge drops, and in fact saved the day that was mostly in the red, to eke out some gains by the close.
Gainers were led by the banking sector: MBT 46.5, BPI 48, BDO 39, plus TEL GLO AC BDO MER MWC. Property/holding firms were still quiet to slightly lower: AC/ALI SMPH RLC MEG, and PX.


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