PSE Index Up A Bit

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index today rose a bit, closing 29.86 points or 0.45 percent to 6,661.11 points with all sub-indices up though trades remained muted.

Photo Insert: The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, July 25, 2023

Mining and oil posted the biggest gain with a 1.01 percent rise while financials rose 0.68 percent, holding firms were up 0.25 percent, services, up 0.64 percent, industrials, up 0.52 percent, and property, up 0.32 percent.

Semirara Mining gained 25 centavos to P29.85 while market bellwether SM Investments rose a peso to P24.

Value turnover amounted to P4.3 billion with gainers and losers with identical 90 while there were 51 shares unchanged. Bank of PI emerged most active with P190 million in trades as it went up by a hefty 2.87 percent to P118.30, a gain of P3.30.

BDO Unibank followed with P259 million as it lost P2.50 to P147. 50. Jollibee Foods was third most active with P248 million as it ended P1.80 higher to P28.80.

PLDT gained P19 to P1,319, SM Prime, up by 20 centavos to P33. 50, ICTSI, up by P2.40 to P206.40, Globe Telecom was up P10 to P19.30, and Metrobank rose P1.85 to P50.45,

The other gainers were Meralco, which went up P3 to P50. JG Summit, up 25 centavos to P44.15, and Aboitiz Power, which saw a rise of 80 centavos to P36. On the losing end were Universal Robina, which went down P2.60 to P128.50, Ayala Land, down 5 centavos to P27.45, Metro Pacific, down 1 centavo to P4.90, and Emperador, which slid 5 centavos to P20.95.

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