PSE Index Slips Anew on a Sell-Down

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index slipped anew Friday on a sell-down, with financials, industrials, conglomerates, and services all declining.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, August 8, 2025

The market closed at its lowest point of the day at 6,339.38, down by 25.31 points or 0.40 percent.

Only the property sector rose, gaining 1.64 percent, supported by advances in Ayala Land, SM Prime, and Robinsons Land. The mining and oil sector also increased, rising by 0.79 percent.

Meanwhile, financials retreated by 0.98 percent, industrials dipped by 0.18 percent, and holding firms and services declined by 0.63 percent and 0.61 percent, respectively.

Market bellwether SM Investments fell to a recent low, closing below the ₱800 mark at ₱795—a loss of ₱15 or 1.85 percent.

Gaming stock DigiPlus surged by 7.82 percent to ₱26.90, up by ₱1.95, bolstered by its inclusion in the PSE index, supplanting Bloomberry, which declined. Port operator ICTSI was the most actively traded, with ₱707 million worth of trades, as it dropped by 1.21 percent or ₱6 to ₱488.

Value turnover amounted to ₱7.25 billion, with foreign volume accounting for ₱5.7 billion. Net foreign buying stood at ₱37.6 million, with foreign buying at ₱2.910 billion and foreign selling at ₱2.873 billion.

There were 96 gainers, 107 losers, and 44 unchanged issues, including Union Bank, ACEN Corp., AREIT, Belle Corp., Century Properties, ABS-CBN, and Wilcon Depot.

Among the gainers were China Bank, Meralco, Manila Water, Petron, Synergy Grid, Ayala Corp., Aboitiz Equity, GT Capital, JG Summit, LT Group, Apex Mining, OceanaGold, Philex Mining, Converge, Puregold, MREIT, Emperador, and Monde Nissin.

Among the losers were BDO Unibank, Security Bank, Jollibee Foods, Aboitiz Power, First Gen, Semirara Mining, Shakey’s Pizza, Universal Robina, Ginebra, VistaREIT, Cebu Air, Globe Telecom, DITO CME, and Alliance Global.