PSE Index Reclaims Level

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index today reclaimed its psychological 6,000-point level, with all sub-indices up in muted trade.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, November 28, 2025

Opening at 5,986.50 points, the index declined by another 13 points and later reversed course to hit an intraday high of 6,043.99 points, with mining and oil posting a hefty 4 percent hike, while holding firms and financials rose by 1.75 percent and 1.30 percent, respectively.

Market bellwether SM Investments led the upswing, with Ayala Corp and GT Capital providing an extra boost.

SM gained 1.37 percent to ₱740, Ayala Corp rose by 3.26 percent to ₱475, and GT Capital advanced by 3.67 percent to ₱579.50. BDO Unibank and Bank of the PI powered the financials’ upswing as they firmed up by 2.10 percent to ₱131 and 0.87 percent to ₱116.50, respectively.

ACEN, up by 2.03 percent to ₱2.51, and Meralco, up 0.60 percent to ₱591.50, offset the loss in Universal Robina of 0.08 percent to ₱63, nudging the industrial sector to a 0.89 percent rise.

Services rose slightly by 0.01 percent and property firmed up by 0.43 percent.

Gaming stock DigiPlus went down by 0.61 percent, while PLDT rose by 0.54 percent to ₱1,292 and Globe Telecom climbed by 2.04 percent to ₱1,602.

Apex Mining strengthened to ₱10.70, up by seven percent. San Miguel lost 0.44 percent to ₱79.15. SM Prime went up 0.88 percent to ₱23, but Ayala Land lost 0.25 percent to ₱20.35.

Analysts said investors remained tentative with the upcoming protest action set Sunday, though others see the market as ripe for a Christmas rally.

There were 115 gainers, 68 losers, and 59 unchanged shares on total trades of ₱5.518 billion. There was net foreign selling of ₱781 million on foreign buying of ₱2.022 billion and selling of ₱2.804 billion.

Among the gainers were Metrobank, Converge, Monde Nissin, Haus Talk, PNB, Security Bank, Petron, Alternergy, Axelum, LT Group, and Century Food, while the losers were Maynilad, Basic Energy, Alliance Global, Ginebra, DoubleDragon, DITO CME, and Topline.

Those unchanged were Union Bank, Shell Pilipinas, Cosco Capital, SPNEC, Golden Haven, VistaREIT, Vista Land, GMA-7, and Semirara Mining.