The day's market - September 25, 2007

Market comments on yesterday's trading:


The Philippine Star BUSINESS - September 25, 2007


The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was down 61.13 points and closed at 13759.06 overnight.

Without any strong and specific leads, the local equities market opened weak and tracked the decline in WallStreet. The PSEi just continued to consolidate above the 3400 level.

PSEi previous close - 3434.45 (September 24, 2007)

time------------change--------------PSEi
9:31----------down 7.83------------3426.62

Advancers 11 Decliners 15

9:32--------down 12.01

Advancers 13 Decliners 20

9:34-------down 12.69
9:35--------------9.80
9:37--------------9.37
9:38--------------4.98-------------3439.43

9:39------------10.04
9:40------------10.44
9:44------------12.78
9:45------------14.43------------3420.02

9:48------------11.10
9:50------------13.41
9:51------------17.79------------3416.66

9:53------------14.62
9:54------------13.29
9:57------------12.34
9:59------------14.64
10:00-----------17.30-----------3417.15
10:03------down 18.82-----------3415.63 (day's low)

Advancers 15 Decliners 43

10:06------down 15.29
10:12-----------13.96

Advancers 20 Decliners 49
M-O -1.54%
Holdings -1.06%

10:14------down 12.83

Advancers 22 Decliners 50
Property +0.11%
Services +0.01%
M-O -1.63%
Holdings -1.07%

10:18------down 10.55
10:19-----------13.44
10:23-----------10.67

The number of advancers is continually increasing.
Advancers 24 Decliners 49.

10:26------down 7.22
10:27-----------6.00

Advancers 26 Dec;iners 48

10:29------down 5.30
10:30-----------3.43

Services +0.27%
M-O -1.20%

The M-O sector is also recovering as action again is observed in the small cap issues.

10:31------down 3.33
10:32-----------2.93

Services +0.39%
M-O -1.16%

10:35------down 1.26

Services +0.68%
M-O -0.97%

10:36------up 1.52
10:41----down 0.70
10:46---------1.80
10:48------up 0.38

The PSEi now moves into positive territory and stays there for the rest of the trading session.

10:52------up 2.58
10:54---------3.18
10:56---------5.44
10:58---------5.90
11:00---------7.12
11:05---------9.43

The advancers now outnumbered decliners and the M-O sector is already up.
Advancers 47 Decliners 44
Services +0.72%
M-O +0.47%

11:09------up 4.31
11:12---------2.66
11:14---------6.18
11:19---------8.10
11:31---------3.43
11:35--------11.92

Advancers 52 Decliners 45

11:36-----up 17.18
11:37--------18.76


Advancers 55 Decliners 47
Property +1.67%
M-O +0.60%
Services +0.54%

11:39----up 19.75---------------3454.20 (day's high)
11:42-------17.63

Advancers 57 Decliners 49

The market gave back most of its gains in the last 15 minutes of trading.

11:47-----up 16.06
10:48--------14.66
11:53--------11.64
11:54---------9.57

11:55--------15.03
11:57--------12.91
11:58--------11.09
11:59--------10.46
12:01---------6.22--------------3440.67 (+0.18%)
Market Close.

Advancers 65
Decliners 46

Value turnover: PhP 3.756 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 1.336 bn

M-O +0.63%
Services +0.44%
Property +0.42%
Financial +0.13%
Holdings -0.25%
Industrial -0.38%

The Day's Top Gainers:
ICTV: PhP 3.00; +50.00%
DHC: PhP 7.40; +42.31%
NI: PhP 16.50; +17.86%
BCI: PhP 15.25; +12.96%
PWR: PhP 0.31; +10.71%
PCP: PhP 0.43; +10.26%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
APR: PhP 3.00; -7.69%
PAX: PhP 12.25; -7.55%
MED: PhP 0.50; -7.41%
OM: PhP 0.013; -7.14%