The Philippine Stock Market - March 26, 2009

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Summary
Index Value: 7,749.81
Trade Time: March 25
Change: Up 89.84 (+1.17%)
Prev Close: 7,659.97
Open: 7,659.81
Day's Range: 7,550.06 - 7,863.63

The local equities market continue its rise towards the key 2000 level. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi)opened higher, sustained its advance and then had a strong finishing kick to end at its high.

PSEi previous close - 1939.54 (March 25)

time----------up--------------PSEi
9:31--------11.99-----------1951.53
10:03-------14.98
10:16-------19.04
10:31-------32.27

10:49-------28.52
11:15-------30.32
11:31-------35.04
11:56-------45.95
12:01-------48.72----------1988.26 (+2.51%)
Market Close.

Value turnover: PhP 2.678 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 1.052 bn

Sectoral Indices were up across-the-board.
Property +4.60%
Industrial +4.21%
Financial +1.74%
Services +1.51%
Holdings +1.05%
M-O +0.25%

The Day's Top Gainers:
CMT: PhP 0.32; +18.52%
SOC: PhP 1.40; +16.67%
HI: PhP 1.10; +15.79%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
MII: PhP 1.20; -40.00%
BCB: PhP 7.00; -33.33%
OV: PhP 0.011; -8.33%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were higher.
The Philippine Peso was at PhP 48.156 vs US$ 1.00.