Intraday trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange index was 6,715.29–up by 34.61 points or 0.52 percent.
Stocks struggled for direction on 11 August (DJIA: +0.08%; S&P: -0.07%) as Wall Street mulled another better-than-expected inflation report.
US wholesale prices fell in July (-0.5% m/m) for the first time in two years, according to Regina Capital Development Corp.