PSE Index Up In Thin Trade

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index rose in thin trade Wednesday, closing at 6,325.64 points—up by 32.89 points or 0.52 percent—as the lack of a strong catalyst kept most investors on the sidelines.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, June 25, 2025

Total trades dropped by a quarter to just ₱4.66 billion.

Traders expect the index to move sideways for the rest of the week, even with a potential ceasefire between Iran and Israel, due to persistent concerns over rising inflation.

By sector, Financials and Industrials declined by 0.24 percent and 0.02 percent, respectively.

In contrast, Holding Firms gained 0.76 percent, Services rose 0.65 percent, Mining and Oil climbed 1.49 percent, and the Property sector surged by 1.94 percent. Property giants Ayala Land and SM Prime led the rally, advancing by 2.82 percent to ₱23.70 and 2.29 percent to ₱22.35, respectively.

Market breadth was mixed with 97 gainers, 83 losers, and 60 unchanged shares. Trading activity remained anemic, with second- and third-liners dominating the list of top gainers.

Imperial Resources posted the biggest gain at 28.89 percent, with its share price rising by ₱0.13 to ₱0.58.

Philippine Infradev followed with a 19.40 percent jump to ₱0.40, up by ₱0.065.

Total foreign trade amounted to ₱4 billion, with foreign buying at ₱1.948 billion and foreign selling at ₱2.279 billion—resulting in net foreign selling of ₱331 million. Traders warn that inflation may rise further due to recent increases in diesel prices, which are expected to impact both transportation and energy costs.

Among today’s gainers were Universal Robina, DigiPlus, SM Investments, China Bank, EastWest Bank, PNB, RCBC, Security Bank, Metrobank, ACEN Corp., Meralco, Semirara Mining, SPNEC, Topline, Monde Nissin, Concreat, Greenergy, and Integrated Micro

Also in the green were AbaCore, Ayala Corp., Aboitiz Equity Ventures, GT Capital, JG Summit, LT Group, AREIT, DoubleDragon, Filinvest Land, Global-Estate Resorts, Megaworld, RL Commercial REIT, Robinsons Land, ICTSI, MacroAsia, Puregold, Robinsons Retail, Philippine Seven, Wilcon Depot, SSI Group, Apex Mining, Atlas Mining, Nickel Asia, and Philex Mining.

Among the losers were Bloomberry, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Union Bank, Aboitiz Power, Basic Energy, First Gen, Manila Water, Century Pacific Food, DNL Industries, Figaro Coffee, and Ginebra.

Petron, Shell Pilipinas, Emperador, Megawide, The Keepers Holdings, Roxas & Co., Vitarich, Steniel, Alliance Global, Cosco Capital, DMCI Holdings, ABS-CBN, Globe Telecom, OceanaGold, and MRC Allied were also in the red.

BDO Unibank, PLDT, Ferronoux, Alternergy, Citicore REIT, Synergy Grid, GMA-7, Topline, AgriNurture, San Miguel, Century Properties, MREIT, VistaREIT, and PLDT, meanwhile, went unchanged.