Gaming Stock DigiPlus Surges Anew As PSE Index Plunges

Gaming stock DigiPlus surged anew today, buoyed by the absence of any mention of gambling policy in President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA), while the rest of the market plunged.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, July 29, 2025

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index lost 54.33 points or 0.85 percent, nearing the support level of 6,200 as the market heads into the traditionally weak “ghost month” of August.

DigiPlus rose by 11.06 percent to ₱35.65, up by ₱3.55, in volatile trading that saw the stock hit a high of ₱39.80 and a low of ₱35.10.

It registered a heavy trading volume of ₱1.88 billion, making it the most actively traded stock for the fifth consecutive trading day. In contrast, Bloomberry, which gained on Monday alongside DigiPlus, declined.

Market bellwether SM Investments also dropped by ₱12 to ₱830, after briefly gaining early in the session, reaching a high of ₱841.50 before slipping to a low of ₱828.

Only the property sub-index managed to eke out a gain, inching up 0.04 percent, as SM Prime and Robinsons Land posted advances despite Ayala Land’s decline.

Financials dipped slightly by 0.07 percent, while holding firms lost 0.70 percent. The services sector, weighed down by a sharp drop in ICTSI—which fell by ₱19 or 4.08 percent to ₱447—retreated by 2.02 percent, while mining and oil declined by 1.72 percent.

Value turnover reached ₱6.85 billion, with foreign trades amounting to ₱5.5 billion. Foreign buying totaled ₱2.551 billion, while foreign selling amounted to ₱2.980 billion, resulting in net foreign selling of ₱429 million.

The session closed with 70 gainers, 117 losers, and 62 unchanged.

Among the gainers were: Meralco, Manila Water, AgriNurture, China Bank, Security Bank, Union Bank, National Reinsurance, First Gen, Citicore REIT, SPNEC, Megawide, Alliance Global, OceanaGold, Nickel Asia, GT Capital, AREIT, RL Commercial REIT, VistaREIT, Shang Properties, Globe Telecom, PhilWeb, Wilcon Depot, and Haus Talk.

Among the losers were: BDO Unibank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Jollibee Foods, Topline, PNB, Araneta Properties, ACEN Corp., Alternergy, EastWest Bank, PSE, Petron, Century Pacific Food, D&L Industries, Abacore, Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Citicore REIT, DoubleDragon, Cebu Air, Puregold, PH Resorts, Robinsons Retail, SSI Group, Shell Pilipinas, Integrated Micro-Electronics, Apex Mining, Global Ferronickel, Atlas Mining, Philex Mining, Universal Robina, Greenergy, Figaro Coffee, DMCI Holdings, and Philodrill.

Among the unchanged were: JG Summit, Cebu Landmasters, Vista Land, PLDT, Vitarich, Concreat, Metrobank, Basic Energy, Ginebra, San Miguel Food and Beverage, Emperador, PXP Energy, Belle Corp., Monde Nissin, and Semirara Mining.