Philippine shares close 0.44 pct lower today

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Philippine shares closed 0.44 percent lower today.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index decreased by 33. 82 points to 7730.57. The all-share index went down by 12.08 points, or 0.27 percent, to 4498.61.

Trading volume reached 2.10 billion shares worth P7.57 billion ($171.16 million).

There were 74 gainers, 92 losers while 53 stocks closed flat.