• The Philippine peso strengthened and the domestic share market advanced.
• USD/PHP falls 0.3% to 54.8700 as of 9:35 a.m. Manila time; poised for the lowest close since Feb. 14; Bloomberg dollar spot index down 0.1%
  ** Most major Asian currencies up versus dollar on day
  ** USD/PHP one-month implied volatility is at 8.02%, down from 8.25% on Thursday
  ** USD/PHP 200-DMA currently around 55.784; 100-DMA 56.284; 50-DMA 54.958
• The PSEi Index of shares rises 0.6% to 6,662.82 on the day; set for a third day of gains
  ** Global investors sold a net $28 million of Philippine stocks on Thursday, according to exchange data