Philippine stock market opening delayed due to technical issue

Philippine stock market opening delayed due to technical issue

MANILA – The Philippine stock market’s opening was delayed by half an hour on Wednesday because of a technical issue, the bourse operator said.

Trading on the exchange was supposed to start at 9:30 a.m. (0130 GMT).

The market opened at 10:08 a.m. (0208 GMT), with the benchmark index rising 0.44%, in line with a broader uptick across the region. — Reuters