00:00The local stock market surged at the last day of trading before Christmas.
00:04The Philippine Stock Exchange Index gained 128.53 points or 2.01%, closing at 6,534.91.
00:14While all shares rose 51.40 points or 1.40%, finishing at 3,727.23.
00:21All PSE subsectors rallied, led by Industrial with 2.97%.
00:27The total volume of shares traded amounted to 713 million, valued at 4.201 billion pesos.
00:34Advancers outnumbered decliners 110 to 72, with 53 unchanged.