Manila - Philippine share prices soared 6.02 per cent Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's strong performance after a US government bailout of the banking giant Citigroup.
The 30-share composite index of the Philippine Stock Exchange gained 108.46 points to close at 1,908.18.
A total of 1.39 billion shares worth 1.9 billion pesos (38.15 million dollars) were traded. Gainers led losers 77 to 26, while 24 issues were unchanged.