• Philippines currency and fixed income markets were suspended on Friday after government offices including the central bank were shut due to monsoon rains from three cyclones.
• The suspension of trading in currency and fixed income markets was announced by the Bankers Association of the Philippines and the PDS Group. There will be regular trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange, the local bourse said.
• Work in government offices in the Metro Manila capital region had been halted since late afternoon Thursday and many cities suspended classes due to heavy rains and floods.