PSE Index Posts Healthy Rise in Volatile Run

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index posted a healthy gain today, closing at its intraday high of 6,355.78 points, up by 48.78 points or 0.78 percent after a volatile trading session.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, January 28, 2026

Blue chips rose early, declined mid-session, and rebounded toward the close as investors selectively picked stocks.

The index hit an intraday low of 6,287.04 points. By the closing session, four sub-indices were up while two ended lower.

Market bellwether SM Investments mirrored the roller-coaster ride, reaching a high of P723.50 before ending the day at its lowest level of P707, down by 1.26 percent. ICTSI was once again the most active stock, with P1.14 billion in trades, as it surged to a new high of P645, up by 4.12 percent.

DigiPlus slipped by 0.58 percent to P13.68, while Bloomberry scaled new heights, finishing 7.89 percent higher at P3.01.

Financials rose by 0.39 percent, industrials by 0.23 percent, services by 2.53 percent, while mining and oil glittered with a 2.22 percent gain. Holding firms declined by 0.15 percent, and property slipped by 0.22 percent. Notably, foreign investors were net buyers, posting net inflows of P463 million.

Among notable trades, Ayala Land gained 0.47 percent, Bank of the Philippine Islands rose by 0.35 percent to P115, Metrobank declined by 0.89 percent to P72, and Alliance Global fell by 1.64 percent to P7.18. ACEN Corp. also dropped sharply by 5.10 percent to P2.79, while Apex Mining climbed by 3.20 percent to P15.48.

Value turnover amounted to P7.5 billion, about 25 percent higher than the average, with foreign trades accounting for P7 billion — P3.78 billion in buying and P3.31 billion in selling.

There were 102 gainers, 106 losers, and 54 unchanged shares, including San Miguel, SPNEC, Cebu Air, PSE, Agrinurture, Axelum, and Megaworld.

Among the gainers were Atlas Mining, Nickel Asia, Security Bank, Aboitiz Power, Meralco, Ginebra, and Maynilad, while the losers included PNB, Alternergy, Century Pacific Food, OceanaGold, LT Group, DoubleDragon, Globe Telecom, and PLDT.