The Philippine Stock Market - October 19, 2009

The local equities market continue its consolidation above the 2900 level. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) was lower in the initial part of the trading day, and then recovered to rally before giving back part of its gains by the close.

PSEi previous close - 2922.82 (Oct. 16)

open: 2922.49 (-0.33)
low: 2911.10 (-11.72)
high: 2940.61 (+17.79)
close: 2932.20 (+9.38 or +0.32%)

Advancers 43
Decliners 58
Unchanged 65

Value turnover: PhP 2.243 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 815 mn
Block Sale: 21,000 TEL shs @ PhP 2598.75 = PhP 54.573 mn

Sectoral Indices:
Industrial +1.98%
Financial +1.18%
Holdings +0.04%
M-O -0.16%
Property -0.47%
Services -0.89%

The Day's Top Gainers:
AB: PhP 31.50; +50.00%
MRAY: PhP 22.50; +50.00%
BKD: PhP 1.32; +26.92%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
MHC: PhP 0.42; -23.64%
UW: PhP 0.115; -11.54%
PRMX: PhP 3.15; -10.00%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were mixed.
The Philippine Peso was at PhP 46.865 vs US$ 1.00.


CLOSING PRICES OF SELECT STOCKS (as of October 19, 2009):
ABA: PhP 0.88
AGI: PhP 4.70
CYBR: PhP 0.55
DGTL: PhP 1.46
EDC: PhP 4.80
EIBA: PHP 0.26
GEO: PhP 0.83
GOB: PhP 0.17
JOH: PhP 1.78
MPI: PhP 3.55
MUSX: PhP 0.125
PX: PhP 9.00
SFI: PhP 0.155
SPH: PhP 3.10
SUN: PhP 0.48
TA: PhP 1.12
UW: PhP 0.115