PSE Index Declines in Volatile Trade

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index declined in volatile trade Thursday, with the counters ending mixed to close 41.34 points or 0.68 percent lower at 6,057.40.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, October 9, 2025

Mining and oil shares surged anew on speculation over oil drilling prospects and rising gold prices, posting a hefty gain of 2.80 percent.

Volatility, however, marked the session as share prices swung widely.

Philex Mining rose 3.17 percent to ₱10.42 after touching a low of ₱10.04 and a high of ₱10.62, while Philodrill climbed 4.30 percent to ₱0.0097 after fluctuating between ₱0.0095 and ₱0.011.

Industrials and property posted modest gains of 0.11 percent and 0.12 percent, respectively. Universal Robina fell 0.98 percent to ₱75.85 after trading between ₱74.60 and ₱78.75.

Ayala Land slipped 1.27 percent to ₱23.25, after reaching an intraday high of ₱23.70 and a low of ₱23.15.

Financials lost 1.66 percent, with BDO Unibank emerging as the most active stock, accounting for ₱984 million in trades.

BDO dropped 2.57 percent to ₱136.40, while Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) declined 1.10 percent to ₱107.50.

Gaming stocks were hammered, with DigiPlus down 4.13 percent to ₱24.40, Bloomberry lower by 1.55 percent to ₱3.81, and Belle Corp. plunging 7.89 percent to ₱1.40.

ICTSI also retreated 0.38 percent to ₱526, dragging the services sub-index down by 1.05 percent.

Holding firms lost 0.59 percent as market bellwether SM Investments eased 0.14 percent to ₱734, its lowest for the day after touching a high of ₱738.

Value turnover reached ₱6.51 billion, while net foreign buying amounted to ₱112 million, based on foreign buying of ₱2.891 billion and foreign selling of ₱2.779 billion. Losers overwhelmed gainers, 132 to 72, with 55 issues unchanged.

Among the unchanged were GT Capital, AgriNurture, San Miguel, Megaworld, Alternergy, and Aboitiz Power.

Among the gainers were OceanaGold, Nickel Asia, Meralco, Emperador, Jollibee Foods, AREIT, Robinsons Land, Filinvest Land, MREIT, and Lepanto A and B shares.

Among the losers were Ayala Corp., PLDT, Globe Telecom, Cebu Air, First Gen, Citicore RE, Petron, Manila Water, SPNEC, Ginebra, Monde Nissin, Megawide, Alliance Global, JG Summit, ABS-CBN, GMA-7, Vista Land, and AbaCore.