Philippine equities held their footing above the 6,000 level as caution continued to dominate trading, with analysts balancing global headwinds against pockets of domestic resilience.
Philippine equities continue to show underlying strength despite the PSEi’s recent mild pullback, which analysts view as a natural bout of profit-taking after a sharp advance.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) could hit 7,800 points within the year as most of its 30-members have forecast earnings exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), has scheduled a public scoping activity for the proposed 97-megawatt (MW) Magat pumped-storage hydro (PSH) project worth P13.5 billion in the provinces of Isabela and Ifugao.
Motorists need to prepare for another round of fuel price increases this week, with both gasoline and diesel expected to become more expensive due to rising global oil prices and renewed tensions in the Middle East.
Jollibee Foods Corporation expects both same-store sales and system-wide sales to grow by a single-digit rate this year, even after implementing price increases across its stores, company executives said.
ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, has announced a major upgrade to its Log360 security platform, adding built-in security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) capabilities aimed at helping companies respond faster to cyber threats.