Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 24) – The headquarters and trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange in Taguig will be closed for a day after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
The local bourse operator announced Wednesday that its property in Bonifacio Global City will be shut down for disinfection. PSE President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon Monzon clarified in a statement that stock market trading and the PSE’s services will not be interrupted as employees and traders shift to offsite work arrangements for the time being.
Monzon said all those who reported to work Wednesday morning have been asked to vacate the premises, while those who came in close contact with the staff member who got the disease will be subject to self-quarantine. PSE will assist in administering COVID-19 tests to these contacts.
The stock exchange opened for trading as scheduled at 9 a.m., and is set to close at 1 p.m. The benchmark PSE index went down by 1.73 percent to 6,188.83 on Wednesday.
