PSE Index Up Slightly in Another Volatile Market

By The Financial District
Aug 15
2 min read

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index saw another volatile trading session to close the week.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, August 15, 2025

It opened slightly higher than Thursday’s close, slumped mid-session, then edged up in late trading to finish at 6,315.43 points — up by 24.08 points or 0.38 percent.

Gaming stocks were again among the day’s top buys. DigiPlus was the most actively traded stock with ₱1.97 billion in transactions, gaining 8.11 percent to close at ₱26, up by ₱1.95.

Bloomberry also surged 9.09 percent, closing 30 centavos higher at ₱3.60. Market bellwether SM Investments posted a gain of 0.76 percent, or ₱6, to close at ₱796, while San Miguel dropped to a new low at ₱55.55, down ₱4.25 or 7.11 percent.

Of the sectoral indices, only Mining and Oil posted a loss, falling 0.63 percent.

Financials rose by 0.08 percent, Industrials climbed 1.01 percent, Holding Firms inched up 0.005 percent, Services gained 0.52 percent, and Property advanced 0.13 percent.

Value turnover reached ₱10.34 billion, while net foreign selling stood at ₱514 million — with foreign buying of ₱4.76 billion and foreign selling of ₱5.28 billion.

Market breadth was negative, with 83 gainers, 109 losers, and 57 unchanged, including Ayala Corp., Manila Water, D&L Industries, Cebu Landmasters, Filinvest Land, VistaREIT, and Oriental Petroleum A and B shares.

Notable Gainers: BDO Unibank, ICTSI, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Synergy Grid, Aboitiz Power, Union Bank, Semirara Mining, Ferronoux, Emperador, Meralco, Citicore REIT, Concrete Aggregates, OceanaGold, Vista Land, Globe Telecom, Converge, Atlas Mining, GT Capital, SM Prime, DoubleDragon, Universal Robina, and RFM.

Notable Losers: Security Bank, PNB, EastWest Bank, Ayala Land, Metrobank, Alternergy, Basic Energy, SPNEC, Petron, Alliance Global, Jollibee Foods, Ginebra, Keeper Holdings, ACEN Corp., Cosco Capital, Apex Mining, Belle Corp., DITO CME, Wilcon Depot, Philex Mining, Puregold, Nickel Asia, Philodrill, Figaro Coffee, Megawide, ABS-CBN, and GMA-7.