• The Philippine peso weakened for a third day and the domestic share market advanced.
  • USD/PHP rises 0.2% to 56.4350 as of 9:56 a.m. Manila time; poised for the highest close since Oct. 31; Bloomberg dollar spot index little changed
    ** Most major Asian currencies down versus dollar on day; the Bloomberg Asia Dollar index little changed at 91.58
    ** USD/PHP one-month implied volatility is at 6.21%, up from 6.1% on Monday
    ** USD/PHP 200-DMA currently around 55.851; 100-DMA 56.218; 50- DMA 55.7
  • The Philippines’ 10-year bond yield rose 2.95 bps to 6.25% on Monday
  • The PSEi Index of shares rises 0.2% to 6,597.30 on the day
    ** Global investors bought a net $1.73 million of Philippine stocks on Monday, according to exchange data