PSEi climbs back to 6,500

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine stock market extended its advance on Tuesday, buoyed by a stronger peso and optimism about corporate earnings. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rose by 0.92 percent or 59.47 points, to close at 6,547.98. Luis Limlingan, head of sales at stock brokerage house Regina Capital Development Corp., said a