Philippine shares rise 3.81 per cent
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 09:13.
Philippine share prices rose by 3.81 per cent on Monday as investors continued to hunt for bargain stocks.
The Philippine Stock Exchange's 30-share composite index gained 74.49 points to close at 2,025.58, from Friday's close of 1,951.09.
A total of 1.81 million shares valued at 2.66 billion pesos (54.41 million dollars) were traded.
Gainers outpaced losers, 89 to 20, with 25 issues unchanged.
Analysts said investors were nibbling on undervalued stocks buoyed by modest gains posted on Wall Street last Friday.
The Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) Tuesday said its derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) markets set new trading records last year with volume surging to 
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent. 
Popular US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, 54, has vowed to battle her recent weight gain, blaming it on "food abuse."
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.