The Philippine Stock Market - June 20, 2008

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Summary
Index Value: 12,063.09
Trade Time: June 19
Change: Up 34.03 (+0.28%)
Prev Close: 12,029.06
Open: 12,022.54
Day's Range: 11,978.33 - 12,114.79

The DJIA is still testing the 12000 level as a support.

The local equities market traded in a tight range with a downward bias ahead of the weekend. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) moved within the 2575-2600 levels.

PSEi previous close - 2592.59 (June 19)
open - 2588.44
high - 2594.81 (+2.22)
low - 2576.43 (-16.16)
close - 2578.57 (-14.02 or -0.54%)

Advancers 27
Decliners 61
Unchanged 51

Sectoral Indices.
Property +0.21%
Financial -0.25%
Industrial -0.35%
Services -0.42%
Holdings -0.78%
M-O -2.70%

The Day's Top Gainers:
VITA: PhP 0.32; +10.34%
PCIL: PhP 1.56; +9.86%
GSMI: PhP 21.00; +6.33%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
BHI: PhP 0.115; -20.69%
MHC: PhP 0.35; -12.50%
LIHC: PhP 9.20; -10.24%

At mid-day:
Asian markets were mixed.
The Philippine Peso was at PhP 44.427 vs US$ 1.00.