The Philippine Stock Market - April 20, 2009

The local equities market was flat today and traded in a narrow 20-point range. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) again tested the 2100 level.

PSEi previous close - 2094.13 (April 17)

open: 2094.66 (+0.53)
high: 2103.56 (+9.43)
low: 2083.20 (-10.93)
close: 2086.72 (-7.41 or -0.35%)

Value turnover: PhP 1.780 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 616 mn

Advancers 39
Decliners 59
Unchanged 38

Sectoral Indices:
Financial -2.02%
M-O -1.10%
Property -0.22%
Industrial -0.17%
Holdings +0.40%
Services +0.46%

The Day's Top Gainers:
ARA: PhP 0.27; +38.46%
DFNN: PhP 6.60; +29.41%
SFI: PhP 0.19; +26.67%
UW: PhP 0.115; +21.05%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
PWR: PhP 0.115; -39.47%
CHTR: PhP 22.00; -18.52%
MFC: PhP 220.00; -17.33%
DIZ: PhP 2.00; -9.09%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were mostly higher.
The Philippine Peso was at PhP 48.061 vs US$ 1.00



CLOSING PRICES OF SELECT STOCKS (as of April 20, 2009):
ABA: PhP 0.96
ALI: PhP 6.10
DGTL: PhP 1.06
EDC: PhP 3.50
EIBA: PHP 0.22
FLI: PhP 0.46
GEO: PhP 0.46
GOB: PhP 0.17
JOH: PhP 1.00
LOTO: PhP 9.30
MEG: PhP 0.70
MPI: PhP 3.40
MUSX: PhP 0.0925
PAX: PhP 0.85
PX: PhP 5.90
SPH: PhP 3.00
SUN: PhP 0.27
TA: PhP 0.90
UW: PhP 0.115
WEB: PhP 0.045