The Philippine Stock Market - November 18, 2009

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Summary
Index Value: 10,437.42
Trade Time: Nov 17
Change: Up 30.46 (+0.29%)
Prev Close: 10,406.96
Open: 10,404.77
Day's Range: 10,361.99 - 10,438.17

WallStreet again manages to advance and establish new 13-month highs overnight.
The local equities market also continues to rise. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) again gains more than 0.60% for the day.

PSEi previous close - 3032.09 (Nov. 17)

open: 3039.61 (+7.52)
high: 3062.83 (+30.74)
close: 3052.61 (+20.52 or +0.68%)

Advancers 53
Decliners 61
Unchanged 70

Value turnover: PhP 4.257 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 1.459 bn

Sectoral Indices:
M-O +4.78%
Financial +1.51%
Property +0.63%
Industrial +0.58%
Services -0.11%
Holdings -0.55%

The Day's Top Gainers:
SEVN: PhP 8.00; +33.33%
VUL: PhP 0.80; +26.98%
MRAY: PhP 21.00; +16.67%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
REG: PhP 1.32; -23.26%
PO: PhP 2.75; -12.70%
IMP: PhP 6.60; -8.33%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were mixed to mostly lower.
The Philippine Peso was at PhP 46.727 vs US$ 1.00.


CLOSING PRICES OF SELECT STOCKS (as of November 18, 2009):
ABA: PhP 0.89
AGI: PhP 4.45
CYBR: PhP 0.55
DGTL: PhP 1.36
EDC: PhP 4.15
EIBA: PHP 0.26
GEO: PhP 0.88
GOB: PhP 0.17
JOH: PhP 1.84
MPI: PhP 2.80
MUSX: PhP 0.135
SFI: PhP 0.155
SPH: PhP 3.50
SUN: PhP 0.55
TA: PhP 1.20
UW: PhP 0.135