The Philippine Stock Market - August 25, 2009

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Summary
Index Value: 9,509.28
Trade Time: August 24
Change: Up 3.32 (+0.03%)
Prev Close: 9,505.96
Open: 9,506.18
Day's Range: 9,486.23 - 9,587.73

With WallStreet closing little changed, the local equities market also moved in a narrow range. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) was marginally lower today after it posted yesterday, its biggest single day advance for the year.

PSEi previous close - 2859.18 (August 24)

open: 2857.14 (-2.04)
high: 2869.12 (+9.94)
low: 2852.59 (-6.59)
close: 2858.15 (-1.03 or -0.04%)

Value turnover: PhP 3.384 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 1.229 bn

Advancers 47
Decliners 41
Unchanged 80

Sectoral Indices:
Financial -0.90%
Industrial -0.76%
Holdings -0.45%
M-O -0.23%
Services +0.97%
Property +1.22%

The Day's Top Gainers:
LAND: PhP 1.60; +25.00%
BKD: PhP 1.22; +10.91%
JGS: PhP 6.10; +8.93%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
UPM: PhP 0.0080; -11.11%
ACR: PhP 0.56; -9.68%
DHC: PhP 7.40; -7.50%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were mostly lower.
The Philippine Peso was at PhP 48.577 vs US$ 1.00.


CLOSING PRICES OF SELECT STOCKS (as of August 25, 2009):
ABA: PhP 0.93
ALI: PhP 10.00
CYBR: PhP 0.69
DGTL: PhP 1.50
EDC: PhP 4.35
EIBA: PHP 0.26
GEO: PhP 0.75
GOB: PhP 0.17
JOH: PhP 2.02
LOTO: PhP 11.00
MPI: PhP 6.10
MUSX: PhP 0.125
PX: PhP 10.25
SFI: PhP 0.155
SPH: PhP 3.00
SUN: PhP 0.45
TA: PhP 1.00
UW: PhP 0.10