Budget approval lifts stock market

By Tyrone Jasper C. Piad

Apr 17, 2019 12:26 am

Approval of the delayed 2019 national government budget lifted the stock market on Tuesday with investors anticipating a second-half economic uptick.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index finished at 7,826.46, up 0.49 percent or 38.48 points from the previous day. The wider All Shares added 0.23 percent or 10.99 to close at 4,828.14.

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