THE peso fell to its lowest in nearly 19 months on Wednesday, weakening by 45 centavos to P58.42 against the dollar as the stock market also fell further to the 6,400 level.

The currency's close was the lowest since Nov. 7, 2022's P58.58. It had hit an over 18-month low of P57.27:$1 a week ago.

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