Markets

Toyota Financial Services Philippines Corporation., the auto financing arm of GT Capital Holdings Inc., successfully listed P5 billion worth of fixed-rate bonds on the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation (PDEx), marking its maiden issuance in the local debt market.

As the Philippine initial public offering (IPO) market continues to feel the drag of global headwinds in 2024 and 2025, investor sentiment remains cautious and companies are in no rush to go public. Yet while the pipeline may be quiet, it is far from empty — especially in sectors like infrastructure, healthcare, energy, consumer goods, and tech-enabled services, where growth potential still sparks investor interest.

Shares of Apple Inc. surged to a record high on Monday, driven by strong early demand for its newly released iPhone 17 across key markets in China and the US.

Treasury bill rates were generally lower at Monday’s auction, as expectations of further monetary policy easing by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) continued to weigh on yields.

With official jobs data unavailable due to the US government shutdown since October 1, markets turned to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book for a pulse on the economy. It merely confirmed what previous official data showed—tepid business and economic activity that had earlier spurred the Fed to cut interest rates in hopes of jumpstarting a muted labor market.