The Philippine Stock Market - August 11, 2009

The DJIA declined overnight by 32.12 points to close at 9337.95.

The local equities market traded in a narrow range with an upward bias. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) is consolidating at the 2800-2900 level.

PSEi previous close - 2850.58 (August 10)

open: 2861.62 (+11.04)
high: 2873.53 (+22.95)
close: 2860.54 (+9.96)

Value turnover: PhP 5.470 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 1.501 bn
Block Sales: 426,799,000 LIB shs @ PhP 3.20 = PhP 1.365 bn

Advancers 57
Decliners 43
Unchanged 66

Sectoral Indices:
M-O +5.81%
Holdings +0.41%
Services +0.36%
Industrial +.0052%
Property -0.14%
Financial -0.24%

The Day's Top Gainers:
NI: PhP 12.25; +16.67%
WEB: PhP 0.070; +12.00%
T: PhP 3.90; +11.43%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
PA: PhP 3.25; -10.96%
ALCO: PhP 0.18; -10.00%
UPM: PhP 0.010; -9.09%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were mixed.
The Philippine Peso was at PhP 47.771 vs US$ 1.00.


CLOSING PRICES OF SELECT STOCKS (as of August 11, 2009):
ABA: PhP 0.92
ALI: PhP 9.50
CYBR: PhP 0.70
DGTL: PhP 1.42
EDC: PhP 4.60
EIBA: PHP 0.26
GEO: PhP 0.76
GOB: PhP 0.17
JOH: PhP 1.60
LOTO: PhP 11.00
MPI: PhP 5.70
MUSX: PhP 0.125
PX: PhP 10.75
SFI: PhP 0.17
SPH: PhP 2.95
SUN: PhP 0.47
TA: PhP 1.04
UW: PhP 0.12