Philippine financial markets are heading into the week on a cautious footing as renewed threats by Iran to potentially close the Strait of Hormuz inject fresh volatility into global oil supply expectations and inflation outlooks, according to Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. chief economist Michael Ricafort.
The Philippine stock market is navigating a mixed outlook as the PSEi contends with renewed foreign selling, offset partially by improving domestic investor sentiment and anticipated foreign inflows into the local bond market.
Philippine financial markets are expected to remain fragile this week, with investors bracing for continued volatility as risk aversion dominates sentiment and the benchmark index struggles to regain footing above key levels.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slid 1.3 percent to 6,384.58, extending profit-taking for a second session after touching seven- to nine-month highs. Even so, the benchmark remains comfortably above the 6,000 mark, keeping the broader uptrend intact and suggesting the pullback is more consolidation than reversal.
Globe is calling for a National Utility Resiliency Plan that treats telecom restoration as a top priority alongside power and other essential services during disasters.
Business enterprises across the country are shifting focus, from simply adopting new technologies to delivering tangible business outcomes, according to Meralco subsidiary whose TechTalk series serves as the platform guiding this transition.
Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) has introduced a locally manufactured Modern Public Utility Vehicle (MPUV) version of the Tamaraw, offering transport operators financing packages with estimated daily payments starting at P1,109 as the company enters the public transportation market.
Cebu Landmasters Inc. has sold nearly 70 percent of the units at its Casa Mira Prime Ormoc housing development within two weeks of its public launch, extending the Visayas-based developer’s run of strong sales in the Leyte city.