Trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange finished with an unconvincing advance on Wednesday as the benchmark index was saved from a second-day closing decline only by a last-minute deal on index-heavyweight PLDT.

Shares traded mostly lower as Greece’s debt problem came at the forefront of investor concerns again, threatening European unity and spreading jitters across global and Asian markets just days ahead of a payment deadline on Friday.

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