PSE Index Recovers Lost Ground

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index today recovered lost ground, with only holding firms remaining in negative territory, as trades saw blue chips firm up at the close to end at 6,004.70 points, up by 28.50 points or 0.48 percent.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, November 26, 2025

Market bellwether SM Investments slumped by 2.88 percent to P709 after a volatile run that saw it go up to P732 and down to P709. That loss, together with Alliance Global, which declined by 0.88 percent to P7.10, resulted in losses in holding firms, lower by 1.31 percent.

Property ended the day up by 1.31 percent, recouping its market recess 0.79 percent loss as SM Prime firmed up to P22.45, gaining 4.66 percent.

Ayala Land’s retreat of 0.94 percent to P21 was offset by Robinsons Land’s gain of 1.78 percent to P15.98.

Financials rose by 1.24 percent, industrials by 0.07 percent, services by 0.84 percent, and mining and oil by a fractional 0.10 percent on Apex Mining’s 1.80 percent rise to P10.16, which offset the loss in Philex Mining of 0.45 percent to P8.77.

Universal Robina, up 0.63 percent to P64, and Meralco, up 1.70 percent to P598, shepherded the industrial sector’s gain, which was down 0.08 at market recess.

Other highlights today were the 3.44 percent drop in AREIT to P42.15 after four block sales were done at P41.90 worth P4 billion transacted early on.

Philcomsat Holdings emerged as the top gainer at 34 percent as it closed at P2.01, DigiPlus retreated by 4.79 percent to P25.85, PLDT went up 0.08 percent to P1,301, and San Miguel ended unchanged at P77.55 after a high of P79.80 and a low of P76.10.

Transactions doubled from the average to P12.25 billion, with foreign trades accounting for P11.55 billion.

There was net foreign buying of P2.38 billion on purchases of P6.97 billion against foreign selling of P4.58 billion. There were 89 gainers and an equal number of losers, with 66 shares unchanged.

Among the gainers were Metrobank, Monde Nissin, Alternergy, DITO CME, Atlas Mining, Synergy Grid, China Bank, Philodrill, Aboitiz Equity, Citicore RE, and VistaREIT, while the losers were Puregold, JG Summit, Petron, Jollibee Foods, OceanaGold, Topline, Cebu Air, and Manila Water.

Those unchanged were ACEN Corp, Nickel Asia, Security Bank, PSE, Enex Energy, Basic Energy, Haus Talk, MacroAsia, GMA-7, SSI Group, Cosco Capital, SPNEC, and GT Capital.