The Philippine Stock Exchange neared the uncharted 6,200 territory, ending Monday's trade at a fresh all-time high.
The PSEi ended Monday up 24.78 points or 0.40 percent at 6,192.42, its tenth all-time high for this year.
Monday's close overshadowed the last all-time high at 6,171.70 notched on Jan. 21.
The PSEi posted 38 records in 2012. Broader all-shares index also increased by 0.43 pecent to 3,902.18 on Monday.
Most indices were in the green, except for services which fell by 0.55 percent.
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Over 2.27 billion shares were traded at P9.062 billion. Winners overwhelmed losers 101 to 61, while 50 stocks were unchanged. — BM, GMA News