PHILIPPINE stocks opened the week higher and drove the benchmark index beyond 7,600 points at the close as investors sought bargains after last week’s declines.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index gained 89.91 points or 1.19 percent to finish at 7,670.37, while the wider All-Shares index added 36.56 points or 0.84 percent to 4,397.37.

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