The Philippine Stock Market - August 20, 2009

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Summary
Index Value: 9,279.16
Trade Time: August 19
Change: Up 61.22 (+0.66%)
Prev Close: 9,217.94
Open: 9,208.68
Day's Range: 9,131.94 - 9,313.09

The local equities market opened higher as WallSteet advanced. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) however, soon succumbed to a selldown ahead of the long weekend and it closed near its low.

PSEi previous close - 270.89 (August 19)

time------------change----------PSEi
9:31-----------up 18.39--------2779.28
9:35--------------19.96--------2780.85 (Day's high)

After the initial spurt, the market declines.

9:44--------------15.21
9:50---------------7.20
9:53---------------9.41
9:58---------------4.23

The market gives back its early gains.

9:59---------down 0.74
10:00-----------up 0.50
10:02--------down 4.22--------2756.67

The market settles in negative territory and the fall accelerates.

10:04--------down 5.08
10:08-------------7.96
10:11-------------8.63
10:22------------11.01
10:27------------12.13
10:35------------14.47
10:37------------16.42
10:44------------17.31
10:51------------17.54
10:59------------18.84
11:01------------20.62
11:04------------25.62
11:06------------29.33
11:08------------30.11
11:16------------33.39
11:24------------39.10
11:33------------40.31
11:43------------41.74
11:52------------43.92
11:55------------44.10
11:58------------46.50
11:59------------47.37----------2713.52 (Day's low)
12:01------------40.71----------2720.18 (-1.47%)
Market Close.

There will be NO TRADING tom. (August 21) in observance of Ninoy Aquino Day.

Value turnover: PhP 3.620 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 478 mn
Block Sales: A) 202,742,000 shs RCM @ PhP = PhP 810.968 mn
--------------- B) 543,063,000 DGTL shs @ PhP 1.185 = PhP 643.529 mn
--------------- C) 64,420 shs TEL @ PhP 2,440 and 30,580 TEL @ PhP 2445 =
--------------------------------------- PhP 231.952 mn

Advancers 32
Decliners 71
Unchanged 55

Sectoral Indices:
M-O -2.33%
Industrial -2.26%
Services -1.26%
Property -1.23%
Holdings -0.87%
Financial -0.11%

The Day's Top Gainers:
FED: PhP 7.60; +40.74%
PSE: PhP 335.00; +12.61%
JOH: PhP 2.08; +9.47%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
CAT: PhP 2.75; -37.50%
APXB: PhP 2.00; -33.33%
PWR: PhP 0.28; -9.68%

At mid-day:
Asian marets were mostly higher.
The Philippine peso was at PhP 48.511 vs US$ 1.00.


CLOSING PRICES OF SELECT STOCKS (as of August 20, 2009):
ABA: PhP 0.92
ALI: PhP 9.70
CYBR: PhP 0.71
DGTL: PhP 1.50
EDC: PhP 4.30
EIBA: PHP 0.26
GEO: PhP 0.75
GOB: PhP 0.17
JOH: PhP 2.08
LOTO: PhP 10.50
MPI: PhP 5.70
MUSX: PhP 0.125
PX: PhP 10.00
SFI: PhP 0.155
SPH: PhP 2.85
SUN: PhP 0.45
TA: PhP 1.04
UW: PhP 0.10