THE peso snapped a three-day losing streak on Thursday but the stock market slipped back to the 6,600 level following fresh economic data releases.

The currency strengthened by 8 centavos to P55.24 versus the dollar, while the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index shed 102.22 points, or 1.52 percent, to close at 6,609.27.

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