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February 4, 2026
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75.9672
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43.1576
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41.3364
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46.1919
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0.0035
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Value
Chng%
PSEi
6,372.95
0.45
All Shares
3,555.00
0.19
Financials
2,125.99
0.28
Industrial
9,130.84
0.91
Holding Firms
5,029.40
0.84
Services
2,646.94
0.74
Mining and Oil
17,457.82
1.92
Property
2,204.62
1.45

Industries

Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan — Japan will switch the world’s largest nuclear power plant back on next week. This after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of the plant’s first restart...

Finance

PSEi rebounds past 6,300 on bargain hunting, rate-cut hopes

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rebounded on Friday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares. This lifted the benchmark index by 1.7 percent or 105.61 points to...

Consumer & Retail

Now under Jollibee Group, Tim Ho Wan doubles footprint in Hong Kong bailiwick

HONG KONG, China — Jollibee Food Corp.’s flagship Chinese-cuisine brand Tim Ho Wan officially opened its 10th store in Hong Kong, doubling its local footprint just…

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Tourism & Transportation

Cebu Pacific completing turboprop exit from NAIA by March

MANILA, Philippines –Cebu Pacific expects to complete the transfer of all its turboprop operations out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) by March. This…

Foreign News

WTO faults US in dispute brought by China over clean energy subsidies

GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Trade Organization has faulted the United States in a dispute brought by China over US green energy subsidies. This, in a ruling…

Economy

Housing, utilities push Philippine inflation to 11-month high

MANILA, Philippines — Inflation picked up again in January, exceeding the pace expected by market consensus, as higher housing and utilities costs pushed consumer prices…

Communications

PSEi ends flat amid January inflation uptick

MANILA, Philippines — The local stock barometer ended marginally higher on Thursday as investors took cues from rising inflation and an improved sovereign credit outlook. The…

Industry Movements

S&P stress test: Philippine banks face highest risk from large corporate failures

MANILA, Philippines — S&P Global Ratings warned that a collapse of a major Philippine corporation could spark a banking crisis, leaving the country among the region’s…

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