PSE Index Posts Fractional Loss as Investors Pocket Gains

Investors pocketing gains pushed down blue chips from their intraday highs, resulting in a fractional loss for the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index, which closed at 6,093.67 points, down 0.43 points or 0.007 percent, with sub-indices ending mixed.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, October 16, 2025

Market bellwether SM Investments closed 0.95 percent higher at ₱742, after reaching an intraday high of ₱750, while Apex Mining declined 0.87 percent to ₱11.34, after trading between a high of ₱11.78 and a low of ₱11.28.

Top-traded ICTSI, with ₱704 million in trades, slipped 1.82 percent to ₱540, its lowest price point for the day, after hitting a high of ₱555.

Profit-taking weighed on several sectors, with Services dropping 1.10 percent, Mining and Oil down 0.67 percent, and Industrial losing 0.74 percent.

BDO Unibank gained 0.72 percent, Bank of the Philippine Islands rose 1.03 percent to ₱108, and Metrobank closed 0.28 percent higher, helping lift the Financials sub-index by 0.39 percent, even as PNB declined 1.23 percent to ₱52.30.

Holding Firms climbed 0.89 percent, buoyed by SM’s gain along with advances by Ayala Corp. and Alliance Global, which rose 0.42 percent to ₱483 and 0.54 percent to ₱7.39, respectively.

These gains offset the 2.10 percent loss of GT Capital, which closed at ₱582.50.

Property stocks rose 0.65 percent, supported by Ayala Land, up 0.22 percent to ₱23.15; Robinsons Land, up 5.08 percent to ₱14.90; and Megaworld, up 4.74 percent to ₱1.99.

Mining stocks weakened on profit-taking, with Apex Mining down 0.87 percent to ₱11.34 after peaking at ₱11.78, and Philex Mining losing 2.91 percent to ₱10.00, after reaching a high of ₱10.60.

ICTSI and PLDT, down 1.28 percent to ₱1,080, accounted for much of the drop in the Services sector.

Value turnover reached ₱9.821 billion, about 50 percent above average trades, with foreign investors remaining net sellers by ₱148 million, from ₱2.784 billion in purchases and ₱2.933 billion in sales.

There were 108 gainers, 92 losers, and 58 unchanged issues, including SM Prime, Jollibee Foods, Union Bank, Cebu Air, Alternergy, and Belle Corp.

Among the gainers were Puregold, Globe Telecom, Converge, DigiPlus, OceanaGold, Atlas Mining, Philodrill, San Miguel, and Haus Talk.

Among the losers were Lepanto A and B, Bloomberry, ACEN Corp., JG Summit, Topline, Monde Nissin, Security Bank, Meralco, Aboitiz Power, and SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC).