The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) kicks off the trading year in the green as it jumps 104 points, or 1.6 percent, to close at 6,554.04 Tuesday. Leading the bell-ringing ceremony to mark the start of 2024 trading are (from left) PSE technology division head Philip Driz, capital markets development division head Mark Frederick Visda, general counsel Veronica Del Rosario, chief operating officer Roel Refran, president and chief executive Ramon Monzon, issuer regulation division head Marigel Baniqued-Garcia, Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines COO Renee Rubio, PSE finance division head Roberto Jose Jimenez and market operations division head Roel Villanueva.