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Local shares rebounded Thursday from two straight days of decline on the back of declining oil prices in the world market.
Value turnover stood at P4.5 billion as many investors remained on the sidelines amid continuing headwinds including the peso’s depreciation against the dollar and continued hawkish tone from US Federal Reserve. The peso closed at 58.13 against the greenback Thursday, slightly weaker than Wednesday’s 58.06.
Equities have taken a breather after a recent rally driven by data indicating inflation was easing and the jobs market was softening — fanning hopes the US central bank would begin cutting borrowing costs by September. Consumer price readings above expectations from January to March led them to conclude “it would take longer than previously anticipated” to be confident they were winning their battle, the minutes showed.
The minutes “were taken as a little more hawkish than anticipated but were broadly aligned with the recent messaging from Fed officials with generally broad acceptance of the wait and see approach”, said National Australia Bank’s Taylor Nugent. It said second-quarter revenue would hit around $28 billion, which was also above expectations, while announcing a 10-for-1 stock split and a 150 percent bump in its quarterly dividend.
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