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Foreign Exchange Rate
January 21, 2026
usd
1 USD = 59.4770
Currency Peso Equivalent
jpy
JPY
0.3761
gbp
GBP
79.9252
hkd
HKD
7.6264
chf
CHF
75.3160
CAD
CAD
42.9902
SGD
SGD
46.3433
AUD
AUD
40.0578
BHD
BHD
157.8058
Currency Peso Equivalent
SAR
SAR
15.8610
BND
BND
46.1634
IDR
IDR
0.0035
JPY
THB
1.9165
AED
AED
16.1943
EUR
EUR
69.7368
KRW
KRW
0.0401
CNY
CNY
8.5458
Index Report
Market CLOSED: Jan 21, 2026 3:58 PM
Index
Value
Chng%
PSEi
6,330.10
0.36
All Shares
3,596.69
0.28
Financials
2,116.35
0.48
Industrial
8,999.21
0.58
Holding Firms
5,035.85
0.14
Services
2,552.29
0.64
Mining and Oil
18,055.78
4.64
Property
2,301.02
0.2

Industries

MacroAsia’s Infanta nickel mine project gets green light

  MANILA, Philippines — The mining business of Lucio Tan-led MacroAsia Corp. is one step closer to reviving the Infanta Nickel Project in Palawan after securing regulatory approval. The company...

Finance

US stocks rise as markets cheer easing of Greenland tensions

NEW YORK, United States — US stocks mostly steadied Wednesday as markets digested shifting comments from US President Donald Trump. These dialed down tensions with Europe over Greenland. US stocks opened...

Consumer & Retail

Credit card industry renews call to scrap caps on interest rates, fees

Credit card industry renews call to scrap caps on interest rates, fees

MANILA, Philippines — The local credit card industry is renewing its push to persuade regulators to lift caps on fees and interest rates, saying controls imposed…

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Pope Leo on AI 

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Michelin and the family restaurant

Tourism & Transportation

Cebu Pacific @30: Celebrating the journey, not the destination

MANILA, Philippines — For years, airline brand videos have been near stand-ins for tourism promotion reels, highlighting their home country’s most marketable attractions, or sleek fleet…

Foreign News

Venezuela says $300-m US oil sale used to prop up currency

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodriguez said Tuesday that her country has received $300 million from a US sale of Venezuelan crude and she…

Economy

South Korea economy grew one percent in 2025 — central bank

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s economy grew just one percent in 2025, Seoul’s central bank said on Thursday. Even then, exports rose on the back…

Communications

PSEi slips as tariff threats rattle global markets

MANILA, Philippines — Local stocks retreated on Wednesday as negative cues from Wall Street dampened investor sentiment, with concerns mounting over renewed tariff threats by the…

Industry Movements

Bank lending up 10.3% in November despite subdued confidence

MANILA, Philippines — Bank lending grew at a steady pace in November 2025, with the expansion of credit to businesses and consumers flattening at a…

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