The peso gained but the stock market fell ahead of Wednesday's Eid'l Adha holiday.

The currency strengthened by 38 centavos to P55.32 against the dollar while the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped 20.24 points or 0.31 percent to close the day at 6,502.85.

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