The Philippine Stock Market - October 5, 2009

The local equities market was directionless as it opened the week. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) moved within a very narrow range.

PSEi previous close - 2820.03 (Oct. 02)

open: 2821.54 (+1.51)
high: 2824.71 (+4.68)
low: 2811.62 (-8.41)
close: 2819.48 (-0.55 or -0.02%)

Advancers 39
Decliners 45
Unchanged 70

Value turnover: PhP 67.258 bn (see Block Sales)
Cross transactions: PhP 650.28 mn
Block Sales: 476,297,000 shs SMC @ PhP 75.00 = PhP 35.722 bn
----------------396,877,000 shs SMCB @ PhP 75 = PhP 29.765 bn

Sectoral Indices:
Industrial -0.59%
Holdings -0.48%
Property -0.28%
Financial +0.21%
M-O +0.43%
Services +0.63%

The Day's Top Gainers:
PEC: PhP 20.00; +25.00%
ALCO: PhP 0.17; +9.68%
RLC: PhP 11.75; +6.82%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
MII: PhP 2.44; -27.16%
JTH: PhP 1.30; -12.16%
VUL: PhP 0.60; -11.76%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were down.
The Philippine Peso was stronger at PhP 46.796 vs US$ 1.00.


CLOSING PRICES OF SELECT STOCKS (as of October 05, 2009):
ABA: PhP 0.91
AGI: PhP 4.80
CYBR: PhP 0.52
DGTL: PhP 1.42
EDC: PhP 4.65
EIBA: PHP 0.26
GEO: PhP 0.81
GOB: PhP 0.17
JOH: PhP 1.50
MPI: PhP 3.25
MUSX: PhP 0.11
PX: PhP 8.60
SFI: PhP 0.155
SPH: PhP 3.05
SUN: PhP 0.40
TA: PhP 1.10
UW: PhP 0.105