The Philippine peso and stocks rallied on Friday on the back of a surge in investor confidence after Standard and Poor’s upgraded the country’s long-term sovereign credit rating by a notch, with a stable outlook.

Analysts view the country’s rating upgrade to BBB from BBB- as an affirmation of the country’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals.

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