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April 2, 2025
1 USD = 57.2800
Currency Peso Equivalent
JPY
0.3828
GBP
74.0401
HKD
7.3616
CHF
64.8551
CAD
40.0503
SGD
42.6412
AUD
35.9547
BHD
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Currency Peso Equivalent
SAR
15.2694
BND
42.4831
IDR
0.0034
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AED
15.5953
EUR
61.8395
KRW
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Index Report
Market CLOSED: Apr 2, 2025 4:56 PM
Index
Value
Chng%
PSEi
6,247.68
1.08
All Shares
3,705.12
0.74
Financials
2,442.37
2.86
Industrial
8,724.77
0.38
Holding Firms
5,128.56
0.39
Services
2,004.40
1.2
Mining and Oil
9,622.93
1.58
Property
2,262.75
0.47

Industries

Philippine factory gate prices rose 0.8% in Feb, says PSA

MANILA, Philippines — Factory gate prices continued to rise in February, driven by the uptick in the selling prices of coke and refined petroleum products manufacturers. Data released by the...

Finance

Philippines gets $800-M World Bank loan for energy transition

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ goal of jacking up clean power generation has gained strong financial support as the World Bank (WB) approved an $800-million loan targeted for energy transition....

Consumer & Retail

Agriculture dep’t forecasts lower rice imports this 2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is projecting lower rice imports this year due to an expected improvement in local production, better weather…

Columns
All In The Family

Lifelong learning

Flying high

The redemption of Jacinto Ng Jr.

Placing the customer at the center

Tourism & Transportation

DOTr lays groundwork for 4.7-km EDSA elevated walkway

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is looking for a general consultant through a bidding process to help realize the EDSA Greenways Project,…

Foreign News

Trump’s tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here’s a timeline of how we got here

NEW YORK , United States — Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again,…

Economy

Mexico lowers 2025 growth forecast on trade war fears

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s government on Tuesday sharply lowered its economic growth forecast for 2025, citing uncertainty over American tariffs set to be imposed…

Communications

Newsmax shares surge more than 2,000% in days after IPO

WASHINGTON, United States — Shares of the conservative cable news channel Newsmax have skyrocketed more than 2,000 percent in the two days since it began…

Industry Movements

15 Pinoys on Forbes’ billionaires list for 2025 grew wealth to $53.7B

The 15 Filipino billionaires who made it to Forbes Magazine’s list of the world’s richest people for 2025 recorded a combined wealth of $53.7 billion,…

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