PSE Index Continues Upward Trend

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index extended its upward momentum on Friday, closing at 6,264.49 points, up by 30.87 points or 0.50 percent, as sub-indices turned in another mixed performance.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, September 19, 2025

Financials again carried the market with a strong 2.01 percent gain, led by BDO Unibank, which surged 4.79 percent to ₱150.90, and Bank of the Philippine Islands, which inched up 0.44 percent to ₱114.50.

Holding firms added 0.10 percent despite a 0.13 percent dip in market bellwether SM Investments to ₱764.

In the services sector, gaming stock Digiplus jumped 6.29 percent to ₱23.65, while top-traded ICTSI registered ₱1.55 billion in trades and edged up 0.39 percent to ₱509, pushing the sector to a 0.49 percent rise.

On the downside, industrials slipped 0.60 percent, mining and oil lost 0.12 percent, and property retreated 0.47 percent.

Among the notable losers were Manila Water, down 0.78 percent to ₱38.20 on ₱1.22 billion in trades; SM Prime, which dropped 1.45 percent to ₱23.75; and First Gen, which tumbled 7.16 percent to ₱15.30.

Big gainers included Belle Corp., soaring 22.46 percent to ₱1.69; Megawide, up 10.18 percent to ₱3.14; and Robinsons Commercial, higher by 0.98 percent to ₱8.26. Other gainers were Apex Mining, Oceana Gold, Puregold, SSI Group, Megaworld, Converge, and Universal Robina.

Value turnover reached ₱14.29 billion, with net foreign buying of ₱222 million as foreign inflows of ₱10.407 billion outweighed ₱10.184 billion in outflows.

Market breadth was negative, with 93 gainers against 105 losers, while 57 issues were unchanged, including Security Bank, Ayala Land, Enex Energy, Vista Land, and SPNEC.