• USD/PHP falls 0.4% to 55.3500 as of 9:35 a.m. Manila time; poised for the lowest close since Dec. 7; Bloomberg dollar spot index little changed
  ** Most major Asian currencies up versus dollar on day; the Bloomberg Asia Dollar index rises 0.1% to 92.56
  ** USD/PHP one-month implied volatility is at 6.06%, up from 5.995% on Thursday
  ** USD/PHP 200-DMA currently around 55.778; 100-DMA 56.21; 50-DMA 56.061
• The Philippines’ 10-year bond yield fell 2.41 bps to 5.97% on Thursday
• The PSEi Index of shares is little changed at 6,473.56 on the day
  ** Global investors sold a net $32.7 million of Philippine stocks on Thursday, according to exchange data