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SMBC boosts stake in RCBC with P6.4-B investment

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Fuel prices to drop days before Christmas

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Megaworld sells P1.32B worth of MREIT shares in block deal

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Landbank eyes sustainability bond sale in early 2026

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Index Report
Market CLOSED: Dec 22, 2025 3:58 PM
Index
Value
Chng%
PSEi
6,041.26
2.03
All Shares
3,446.30
1.43
Financials
2,051.31
2.61
Industrial
8,640.34
1.14
Holding Firms
4,708.66
0.41
Services
2,395.42
3.13
Mining and Oil
14,485.72
3.09
Property
2,251.03
1.32

Industries

New fiscal rules on mining seen to yield additional P6.3B

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) is eyeing an additional P6.3 billion in annual revenues from existing mining projects with the implementation of a new mining fiscal regime that...

Finance

Groundwork for near-24/7 payments settlement in place

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is laying the groundwork for a near-24/7 payment settlement system as cross-border transactions accelerate, aiming to keep pace with global trends...

Consumer & Retail

Christmas cheer still propels consumer spending

Infographics from Visa MANILA, Philippines — ‘Tis the season to be jolly— and for many Filipinos, it is the prime period to spend, too. New data…

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Tourism & Transportation

PAL's A350-1000 arrives home — first in Southeast Asia

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Airlines (PAL) marked a historic milestone as the company’s most- awaited aircraft, the Airbus A350-1000, arrived in Manila at 4:30 PM on…

PAL begins Cebu-Guam service

Foreign News

US stocks rise, dollar retreats as Fed tone less hawkish than feared

NEW YORK, United States — Wall Street stocks rose and the dollar retreated Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again as it seeks to…

Economy

Philippine GDP growth seen rebounding in Q4 2025

 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s economic growth is expected to post a modest recovery in the final quarter of 2025, fueled by holiday spending, but…

Communications

Nasdaq rallies again while yen falls despite BOJ rate hike

NEW YORK, United States — Resurgent artificial intelligence (AI) shares lifted the Nasdaq Friday for a second straight session while the yen retreated despite a Bank…

Industry Movements

Sony buys majority stake in 'Peanuts' comic for $457M

TOKYO, Japan — Happiness is taking control of a beloved comic strip. Sony is buying a 41 percent stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic “Peanuts”…

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