An afternoon rebound again allowed the stock market to close higher on Friday, with analysts pointing to a stronger peso as having buoyed investor sentiment.

Last-minute buying had boosted the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) the previous day and Friday’s repeat led to a 0.14-percent or 10.27-point gain to a 7,151.52 finish.

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