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The stock opened at P2 per share compared with its initial public offering (IPO) price of only P1.35.


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Shipments declined  5.2 percent to $3.502 billion from $3.693 billion in the same period last year. 


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The 30-company composite index rose 22.19 points, or 1.31 percent, at 1,713.24
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Abacus launches online trading platform

By Iris Gonzales | April 28, 2017 - 12:00am

Abacus Securities Corp. is entering the local online trading business through MyTradePhilippines.

Business

Investors expected to take wait and see stance

By Neil Jerome C. Morales | September 30, 2013 - 12:00am

Investors are expected to take a wait and see stance  until the US budget issue is settled, analysts said.

Business

LOCAL NEWS: RP stock index tumbles 3.4 percent

November 18, 2008 - 3:25pm

MANILA (AP) -Philippine shares tumbled for a second straight session today as investors took their cue from losses in the US and Asian markets.

LOCAL NEWS: RP stock index climbs 3 %

November 14, 2008 - 5:43pm

MANILA (AP) -Philippine shares climbed today, boosted by bargain hunting and the US market's overnight gains. The ...

Alliance Tuna makes strong debut at PSE

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | November 9, 2006 - 12:00am

Alliance Tuna International Inc. (ATII), one of the country’s largest tuna exporters, made a strong debut at the stock market yesterday with its share price breaching the trading cap for listed stocks. The...

Business

Abacus maps out plan to reduce costs, obligations

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | May 1, 2003 - 12:00am

Publicly-listed financial holdings company First Abacus Financial Holdings Inc. will embark on a number of strategies to reduce costs and outstanding obligations and to further strengthen its revenue streams as part...

Business

September exports drop for 1st time in 6 years

By Rica Delfinado | November 7, 2000 - 12:00am

Export earnings for September fell for the first time in nearly six years, dragged down by a sharp drop in shipments of locally made electronics and components, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported yesterday. Shipments...

Business

BSP takes drastic steps to stem freefall of peso

October 13, 2000 - 12:00am

In a desperate attempt to stall the peso’s freefall against the dollar, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas yesterday drastically raised its overnight rates by four percentage points and further increased the reserve...

Business

Shares jump 22 pts on bargain hunting, stable interest rates

April 7, 2000 - 12:00am

Share prices closed higher yesterday on bargain-hunting in blue chips, supported by expectations of stable domestic interest rates amid a firmer peso and benign inflation for March, dealers said. The 30-company...

Business