PSE Index Posts Small Gain

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index posted a small gain Thursday, enough to spark interest as foreign investors were net buyers, closing at 6,242.07 points—a milestone level—with a 46.81-point gain or 0.76 percent.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, March 13, 2025

The Financials sector rose by 2.41 percent, Services increased by 1.72 percent, and Mining and Oil advanced by 2.97 percent. Holding Firms gained 0.40 percent, while Property and Industrial declined by 1.55 percent and 0.73 percent, respectively.

Net foreign buying amounted to ₱436 million, with foreign purchases totaling ₱3.045 billion and foreign sales at ₱2.607 billion.

Value turnover reached ₱5.65 billion, with 90 gainers, 93 losers, and 45 unchanged shares.

Market bellwether SM Investments lost ₱1.50 to ₱812.50, while Ayala Land emerged as the most actively traded stock, with ₱719 million in trades. However, it declined by 2.91 percent to ₱21.65, down by 65 centavos.

Among the stocks in the green were Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), ICTSI, Metrobank, SPNEC, Abacore, DITO CME, PXP Energy, Vantage Equities, China Bank, Manila Water, Figaro Coffee, Petron, Semirara Mining, Minde Nissin, Ayala Corp, Aboitiz Equity, GT Capital, JG Summit, ABS-CBN, Nickel Asia, OceanaGold, Philex Mining, Apex Mining, and LT Group.

Seeing red were Jollibee Foods, Universal Robina, PNB, Union Bank, Alliance Global, AREIT, Emperador, Wilcon Depot, PhilWeb, ENEX Energy, and DigiPlus.

Citicore REIT, Puregold, Belle Corp, Keeper Holdings, Ginebra, AgriNurture, and Haus Talk, meanwhile, remained unchanged.