Today starts the month of 'ber'; (sept., oct., nov., DECEMBER...) everybody must be merry.

OPTIMISM borrowed from anticipations of the Fed’s continuing policy and monetary interventions to prop the US economy and an ebbing of dissent for a wider European rescue package provided a much needed impetus for equities across the region, including Philippine stocks.

The soon-to-be-reconstituted composite index added 42.94 points (1.0%) to 4,348.50. The broader All Shares Index rose by a wider 1.07% ...
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