TRADING FLOOR Inside the Philippine Stock Exchange Tower in Bonifacio Global City. | PSE FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) grew its first-half profit by nearly 20 percent as increased trading activity lifted revenues across its businesses.

On Friday, the local market operator reported its net income rose by 19.8 percent to P608.38 million from P508.03 million in the same period last year.

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