• USD/PHP rises 0.1% to 55.6200 as of 9:35 a.m. Manila time; Bloomberg dollar spot index down 0.2%
  ** Most major Asian currencies up versus dollar on day; the Bloomberg Asia Dollar index rises 0.2% to 92.95
  ** USD/PHP one-month implied volatility is at 6.2525%, down from 6.4275% on Wednesday
  ** USD/PHP 200-DMA currently around 55.782; 100-DMA 56.228; 50-DMA 56.008
• The PSEi Index of shares rises 0.4% to 6,486.60 on the day
  ** Global investors bought a net $2.05 million of Philippine stocks on Wednesday, according to exchange data