The Philippine Stock Market - April 2, 2009

Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJIA) Summary
Index Value: 7,761.60
Trade Time: April 1
Change: Up 152.68 (+2.01%)
Prev Close: 7,608.92
Open: 7,606.13
Day's Range: 7,483.87 - 7,789.00

The local equities market advanced today as WallStreet climbed 2.00% higher overnight. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) hovered just below the 2000 level.

PSEi previous close - 1967.28 (April 1)

open: 1993.31 (+26.03)
high: 1996.50 (+29.22)
low: 1977.55 (+10.27)
close: 1982.88 (+15.60 or +0.79%)

Value turnover: PhP 2.312 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 1.353 bn

Advancers 71
Decliners 22
Unchanged 47

Sectoral Indices.
Financial +2.37%
Holdings +1.10%
Industrial +0.77%
Property +0.48%
M-O +0.23%
Services -0.14%

The Day's Top Gainers:
MVC: PhP 0.60; +20.00%
HLCM: PhP 2.50; +10.62%
MRC: PhP 0.175; +9.37%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
SLI: PhP 0.60; -31.82%
MHC: PhP 0.155; -29.55%
MED: PhP 0.175; -7.89%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were higher.
The Philippine Peso was at PhP 48.137 vs US$ 1.00.