PSE Index Up In Thin Trade

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index posted a modest gain Thursday, rising by 19.58 points or 0.34 percent to close at 6,357.01, amid thin trading as market sentiment remained cautious due to geopolitical risks in the Middle East.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, June 19, 2025

Value turnover was 26 percent below the average, reaching only ₱4.43 billion, as market pessimism prevailed, with most shares recording only slight gains or losses.

Market bellwether SM Investments was unchanged at ₱865, while top-traded Bloomberry Resorts Corp. mustered only ₱449 million in value as it edged up by a centavo to ₱5.61.

The index moved within a narrow 40-point range, with an intraday high of 6,365 and a low of 6,320.

Sectoral performance was mixed: Financials rose 1.09 percent, Industrials gained 0.21 percent, Holding Firms advanced 0.07 percent, and Property was up 0.28 percent. On the downside, Mining and Oil dropped 1.12 percent, while Services declined by 0.26 percent.

There were 90 gainers, 91 losers, and 57 issues unchanged.

Among the active stocks were SM, Alternergy, Petron, SPNEC, Century Food, Integrated Micro, Ayala Corp., Abacore, DMC Holdings, MREIT, Shang Properties, GMA-7, Puregold, and Philippine Seven Corp.

Among the gainers were BDO Unibank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, China Bank, EastWest Bank, PNB, Security Bank, Ferronoux, National Reinsurance, PSE, Citicore REIT, Jollibee Foods, Shell Pilipinas, Meralco, Manila Water, Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Alliance Global, Monde Nissin, GT Capital, Cosco Capital, SM Prime, Ayala Land, Atlas Mining, PhilWeb, Bloomberry, Nickel Asia, and Robinsons Land.

Among the losers were Union Bank, Aboitiz Power, ACEN Corp., Basic Energy, Semirara Mining, First Gen, Topline, Figaro Coffee, Ginebra, Universal Robina, JG Summit, Century Properties, Vista Land, Belle Corp., Metro Retail, Philex Mining, OceanaGold, and Wilcon Depot.