PSE Index Down in Volatile Trade

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index declined in volatile trading Monday, closing at its lowest level of 6,437.78 points, down 26.89 points or 0.42 percent.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, January 19, 2026

Financials posted the biggest loss, falling 1.22 percent. BDO Unibank closed at its lowest at ₱141.30, down 1.05 percent, after reaching an intraday high of ₱143.80.

Metrobank also closed at its lowest at ₱71.15, down 1.73 percent, after hitting a high of ₱72.50. Market bellwether SM Investments fell 1.62 percent to ₱730.00, though it traded as high as ₱754.50 during the session.

Holding firms declined 0.66 percent, mining and oil fell 0.68 percent, and property dropped 0.11 percent.

Services gained 0.55 percent, while industrials edged up 0.01 percent.

ICTSI, the most active stock with ₱798 million in trades, rose 1.39 percent to ₱620.00, cushioning the 4.43 percent decline of DigiPlus, which closed at ₱15.10. Philex Mining and Atlas Mining weighed on the mining and oil sector, losing 7.14 percent to ₱10.66 and 0.27 percent to ₱7.26, respectively.

Value turnover was below average at ₱5.19 billion, with foreign trades accounting for ₱4.40 billion.

There was net foreign selling of ₱30.3 million, with foreign buying at ₱2.192 billion and foreign selling at ₱2.222 billion.

There were 87 gainers, 112 losers, and 67 unchanged shares, including Security Bank, National Reinsurance, SPNEC, Figaro Coffee, and Haus Talk.

Among the gainers were First Gen, PXP Energy, EastWest Bank, ACEN Corp., San Miguel Corp., Cebu Air, Belle Corp., PhilWeb, Wilcon Depot, Apex Mining, OceanaGold, Maynilad, Emperador, Monde Nissin, and Ayala Corp.

Among the losers were PNB, Bank of the Philippine Islands, PSE, China Bank, Alternergy, Meralco, Petron, Universal Robina, GT Capital, DoubleDragon, DITO CME, Globe Telecom, and PLDT.