PSE Index Rises in Roller-Coaster Trading

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index edged up in a roller-coaster session, closing slightly higher at 6,407.15 points — a gain of 12.38 points, or 0.19%.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, February 19, 2026

The market was tentative and largely unsure of direction, as investors eased in and out of blue chips throughout the session.

This resulted in an intraday high of 6,427.90 points and an intraday low of 6,387.73 points, with sub-indices moving up and down during the day.

DigiPlus closed down 1.66% at P14.18 but saw its share price trade as high as P15.02 and as low as P13.60. Globe Telecom traded between P1,690 and P1,724 before closing at P1,705, up 0.89%.

Apex Mining ended 0.39% higher at P15.44, with trades ranging from P15.06 to P15.50.

Semirara Mining and DMC Holdings, meanwhile, reversed earlier losses on news regarding its option to serve as a service contractor should it lose its coal contract — the reason behind its earlier hefty decline.

Semirara surged 13.53% to P25.60, while DMC rose 9.41% to P9.30.

Financials ended the day barely up at 0.06%, while Industrials strengthened by 1.20%. Holding firms gained 0.60%, and Mining and Oil climbed 3.76%. Services and Property retreated by 0.06% and 0.86%, respectively.

Value turnover amounted to P5.26 billion, with foreign trades accounting for P5.1 billion.

Foreign investors were net sellers by P96 million, with foreign buying at P2.506 billion and foreign selling at P2.603 billion.

There were 119 gainers, 89 losers, and 55 unchanged issues, including ACEN Corp., Basic Energy, Megawide, Ionics, Anscor, and GT Capital.

Among the gainers were Apex Mining (+0.39% to P15.44), OceanaGold (+3.96% to P18.05), Meralco, Nickel Asia, Megaworld, Wilcon Depot, Topline, Jollibee Foods, Monde Nissin, and Alternergy.

Among the losers were ICTSI (-0.22% to P670), Ayala Land (-1.19% to P20.70), Metrobank, SM Prime, PNB, Converge, AgriNurture, Cebu Air, and Alliance Global.