• USD/PHP rises 0.1% to 56.8300 as of 9:35 a.m. Manila time; set for a third day of gains; Bloomberg dollar spot index little changed; the Bloomberg Asia Dollar index little changed at 90.87
  ** USD/PHP one-month implied volatility is at 6.2225%, down from 6.4125% on Thursday
  ** USD/PHP 200-DMA currently around 55.505; 100-DMA 55.803; 50-DMA 55.807
• The PSEi Index of shares is little changed at 6,207.37 on the day
  ** Global investors sold a net $207,000 of Philippine stocks on Thursday, according to exchange data