The Philippine Stock Market - November 17, 2009

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Summary
Index Value: 10,406.96
Trade Time: Nov 16
Change: Up 136.49 (+1.33%)
Prev Close: 10,270.47
Open: 10,267.53
Day's Range: 10,267.45 - 10,434.24

WallStreet advanced by more than a hundred points to touch its highest levels since Oct. 3, 2008.
The local equities market opened higher because of the rise in the DJIA. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) however fell by mid-session and even touched negative territory; but it closed strong to end near its day's high.

PSEi previous close - 3011.36 (Nov. 16)

open: 3034.32 (+18.56)
low: 3010.59 (-0.77)
high: 3032.46 (+21.10)
close: 3032.09 (+20.73 or +0.69%)

Advancers 66
Decliners 46
Unchanged 62

Value turnover: PhP 3.609 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 931 mn

Sectoral Indices:
Industrial +3.17%
Financial +0.87%
Property +0.59%
Holdings +0.09%
Services -0.62%
M-O -1.32%

The Day's Top Gainers:
SEVN: PhP 6.00; +50.00%
REG: PhP 1.72; +32.31%
VVT: PhP 4.00; +12.68%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
ISM: PhP 0.0525; -12.50%
IS: PhP 0.0825; -8.33%
CPM: PhP 5.40; -6.90%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were mostly lower.
The Philippine Peso was at PhP 46.619 vs US$ 1.00.


CLOSING PRICES OF SELECT STOCKS (as of November 17, 2009):
ABA: PhP 0.89
AGI: PhP 4.55
CYBR: PhP 0.54
DGTL: PhP 1.36
EDC: PhP 4.15
EIBA: PHP 0.26
GEO: PhP 0.90
GOB: PhP 0.17
JOH: PhP 1.84
MPI: PhP 2.90
MUSX: PhP 0.135
SFI: PhP 0.16
SPH: PhP 3.50
SUN: PhP 0.53
TA: PhP 1.16
UW: PhP 0.135