The peso started the first full trading week of 2025 by falling further against the greenback even as continued bargain-hunting allowed the stock exchange to climb for a third straight day since the start of the year.
The peso weakened by seven centavos to P58.27 against the dollar. It opened at Friday's close of P58.20:$1 and ranged from P58.17 to P58.36. Volume rose to P1.740 billion from P1.377 billion.