The Philippine Stock Market - October 8, 2009

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Summary
Index Value: 9,725.58
Trade Time: Oct 7
Change: Down 5.67 (-0.06%)
Prev Close: 9,731.25
Open: 9,725.69
Day's Range: 9,675.62 - 9,740.32

The local equities market consolidated after touching new 18-month high levels. Today, the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) opened at its high, steadily declined and then was able to recover its losses by the close to end little changed.

PSEi previous close - 2967.06 (Oct. 07)

open / high: 2971.32 (+4.26)
low: 2948.41 (-18.65)
close: 2968.02 (+0.96 or +0.03%)

Advancers 63
Decliners 39
Unchanged 63

Value turnover: PhP 4.297 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 1.609 bn
Block Sales: 44,420 shs TEL @ PhP 2655.3533 = PhP 117.95 mn
----------------4,700,000 shs ALI @ PhP 12.1965 = PhP 57.32 mn

Sectoral Indices:
Property +1.68%
M-O +1.12%
Holdings +0.91%
Industrial +0.01%
Financial -0.42%
Services -0.85%

The Day's Top Gainers:
CPM: PhP 3.35; +49.55%
MED: PhP 0.49; +48.48%
AAI: PhP 10.25; +44.37%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
SPM: PhP 0.73; -27.00%
TOL: PhP 7.80; -23.90%
IS: PhP 0.0725; -6.45%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were mostly higher.
The Philippine Peso was at PhP 46.461 vs US$ 1.00.


CLOSING PRICES OF SELECT STOCKS (as of October 08, 2009):
ABA: PhP 0.91
AGI: PhP 4.90
CYBR: PhP 0.58
DGTL: PhP 1.48
EDC: PhP 4.80
EIBA: PHP 0.26
GEO: PhP 0.85
GOB: PhP 0.17
JOH: PhP 1.50
MPI: PhP 3.75
MUSX: PhP 0.115
PX: PhP 9.30
SFI: PhP 0.155
SPH: PhP 3.20
SUN: PhP 0.45
TA: PhP 1.12
UW: PhP 0.10