LOCAL equities were cheered by the Pope's visit and positive assessments of the Philippine economy as the benchmark stock index went past 7,500 points in morning trade.

At noon break, the PSEi stood at 7,528.49, up 129.49 points or 1.75 percent. The market closed Tuesday at 7,358.53.

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