The Philippine Stock Market - November 20, 2009

WallStreet was down by almost a hundred points overnight and the local equities market also ends lower. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) retreats from its 13-month high levels but limits its losses for the day.

PSEi previous close - 3083.30 (Nov. 19)

open: 3077.05 (-6.25)
high: 3083.75 (+0.45)
low: 3052.65 (-30.74)
close: 3068.73 (-14.57 or -0.47%)

Advancers 47
Decliners 64
Unchanged 56

Value turnover: PhP 3.470 bn
Cross transactions: PhP 1.466 bn

Sectoral Indices:
Property -1.99%
Financial -1.78%
Holdings -1.23%
Services -0.15%
Industrial +0.61%
M-O +3.88%

The Day's Top Gainers:
WPI: PhP 0.36; +20.00%
ISM: PhP 0.065; +18.18%
JOH: PhP 2.10; +10.53%

The Day's Biggest Decliners:
ARA: PhP 0.48; -9.43%
BLFI: PhP 1.40; -9.09%
DFNN: PhP 6.90; -8.00%

At mid-day:
Asian equities markets were again mixed.
The Philippine Peso was weaker at PhP 47.238 vs US$ 1.00.


CLOSING PRICES OF SELECT STOCKS (as of November 20, 2009):
ABA: PhP 0.88
AGI: PhP 4.35
CYBR: PhP 0.55
DGTL: PhP 1.34
EDC: PhP 4.10
EIBA: PHP 0.26
GEO: PhP 0.87
GOB: PhP 0.17
JOH: PhP 2.10
MPI: PhP 2.70
MUSX: PhP 0.13
SFI: PhP 0.155
SPH: PhP 3.40
SUN: PhP 0.51
TA: PhP 1.16
UW: PhP 0.13