PSE Index Edges Up in Volatile Session

By The Financial District
Aug 8
2 min read

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index rose slightly Thursday, closing 5.96 points higher, or 0.09 percent, after another volatile session that saw it nearly hit the day’s low due to a sell-down in conglomerates and three other sub-indices.

**The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, August 7, 2025**

Services saved the day for the index, as port operator ICTSI—today's most active stock with ₱1.25 billion in trades—gained 2.70 percent to ₱494, up ₱13, contributing a 2.05 percent lift to the index.

Gaming stock DigiPlus also helped buoy the index, rising 8.48 percent to ₱24.95, up ₱1.95. Financials were also up, advancing 0.62 percent as BDO Unibank gained 1.05 percent to ₱144.50.

Holding Firms dropped 1.38 percent as market bellwether SM Investments fell ₱15 or 1.82 percent to ₱810. Industrials slipped by 1.53 percent, while Mining and Oil and Property declined by 0.006 percent and 0.24 percent, respectively.

The index touched a high of 6,388.58 points before plunging to a dizzying low of 6,310.97, then rebounded on bargain hunting. Losers overwhelmed gainers, 124 to 73, with 42 shares unchanged.

Total trades amounted to ₱6.26 billion, while net foreign buying reached ₱153 million, with foreign buying at ₱3.099 billion and foreign selling at ₱2.945 billion.

Among the gainers were Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), PNB, PLDT, Topline, Shell Pilipinas, SPNEC, Jollibee Foods, Alliance Global, Cosco Capital, Century Properties, Philodrill, Megaworld, Lodestar, Philippine Seven (PhilSeven), Globe Telecom, Haus Talk, Atlas Mining, OceanaGold, Belle Corp., Nickel Asia, Cebu Air, and Ayala Land.

Also advancing were Ayala Corp., Metrobank, Monde Nissin, Union Bank, ACEN Corp., Alternergy, First Gen, Meralco, Manila Water, Petron, Keeper Holdings, D&L Industries, GT Capital, AREIT, Filinvest REIT, DoubleDragon, Converge, DITO CME, ABS-CBN, Bloomberry, Puregold, Wilcon Depot, and SSI Group.

Unchanged were Semirara Mining, Megawide, Cebu Landmasters, Vista Land, and Oriental Petroleum.