31. Philippine stocks plummeted, taking their biggest one-day dive ever on the credit tightening. 32. Philippine stocks rose as approval of a phone rate increase propelled Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. to its biggest one-day gain in two weeks. 33. Philippine stocks rose as local investors looked to first-quarter earnings of blue-chip companies like Petron Corp. which will be released in the coming weeks. 34. Philippine stocks rose for the sixth day as falling interest rates and slowing inflation gave a boost to optimism for higher corporate profits. 35. Philippine stocks rose for the third time in four days on hopes moves to loosen credit will ease pressure on companies squeezed by steep borrowing costs. 36. Philippine stocks rose for the third time in four days, as gains by Petron Corp. and Philippine Commercial International Bank outweighed a decline by Ayala Land Inc. 37. Philippine stocks rose on expectations interest rates have further to fall after the central bank cut a closely watched rate twice this week. 38. Philippine stocks rose, as gains by Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. and Philippine Commercial International Bank outweighed a decline by Ayala Land Inc. 39. Philippine stocks rose, led by food and beverage manufacturers San Miguel Corp. and RFM Corp., as investors anticipated profits will rise with the expanding economy. 40. Philippine stocks rose, led by Manila Electric Co., amid expectations faster economic expansion and falling domestic interest rates will fuel growing corporate profits. |