PH Stocks Continue Growth, PSEi Edges Closer to 6,300

Manila—(PHStocks)—Philippine stocks were up for the fourth session Wednesday, 19 February, on continued market optimism. The mainboard Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) jumped by 1.62% or 100 points to close today’s trading at 6,294.62.

All counters were in the green, led by the Property segment, which rose by 2.68%. The Holding Firms sector increased by 2.1%, while the Industrial index went up by 1.45%. The wider All Shares index grew by 1.44%.

Volume turnover reached 2.76 billion shares valued at PhP8.8 billion. Foreign buying was PhP4.77 billion while foreign selling reached PhP3.69 billion. There were 110 gainers against 52 losers, while 42 stocks were flat.

Top most active in terms of value:

1. BDO Unibank Inc. (PSE: BDO): PhP81.80, 0.99%
2. Ayala Land Inc. (PSE: ALI): PhP28.65, 5.33%
3. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PSE: TEL): PhP2,700.00, 0.15%
4. Alliance Global Group Inc. (PSE: AGI): PhP28.80, 5.49%
5. Ayala Corp. (PSE: AC): PhP582.50, 4.95%
6. SM Prime Holdings Inc. (PSE: SMPH): PhP14.94, 0.54%
7. SM Investments Corp. (PSE: SM): PhP707.00, 0.43%
8. Universal Robina Corp. (PSE: URC): PhP129.00, 2.22%
9. Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (PSE: MBT): PhP82.40, 0.18%
10. DMCI Holdings Inc. (PSE: DMC): PhP65.90, 1.07%

Top gainers:

1. Victorias Milling Co. Inc. (PSE: VMC): PhP3.52, 17.73%
2. Nihao Mineral Resources International Inc. (PSE: NI): PhP2.62, 9.17%
3. Greenergy Holdings Inc. (PSE: GREEN): PhP0.012, 9.09%
4. 8990 Holdings Inc. (PSE: HOUSE): PhP6.95, 7.75%
5. Splash Corp. (PSE: SPH): PhP1.88, 7.43%
6. NextStage Inc. (PSE: NXT): PhP2.80, 7.28%
7. Suntrust Home Developers Inc. (PSE: SUN): PhP0.96, 6.67%
8. Lodestar Investment Holdings Corp. (PSE: LIHC): PhP0.67, 6.35%
9. Dizon Copper Silver Mines Inc. (PSE: DIZ): PhP6.16, 5.84%
10. Alliance Global Group Inc. (PSE: AGI): PhP28.80, 5.49%
11. Ayala Land Inc. (PSE: ALI): PhP28.65, 5.33%
12. Anglo Philippine Holdings Corp. (PSE: APO): PhP1.79, 5.29%
13. Puregold Price Club Inc. (PSE: PGOLD): PhP43.80, 5.04%
14. Vivant Corp. (PSE: VVT): PhP10.50, 5%
15. DFNN Inc. (PSE: DFNN): PhP6.10, 4.99%
16. Ayala Corp. (PSE: AC): PhP582.50, 4.95%
17. Cosco Capital Inc. (PSE: COSCO): PhP8.81, 4.76%
18. Starmalls Inc. (PSE: STR): PhP3.56, 4.71%
19. Global-Estate Resorts Inc. (PSE: GERI): PhP1.34, 4.69%
20. Manila Electric Co. (PSE: MER): PhP274.80, 4.49%

Top decliners:

1. Roxas and Co. Inc. (PSE: RCI): PhP3.41, -20.51%
2. Euro-Med Laboratories Philippines Inc. (PSE: EURO): PhP1.21, -19.33%
3. A Brown Co. Inc. (PSE: BRN): PhP1.10, -7.56%
4. Apex Mining Company Inc. “A” (PSE: APX): PhP3.24, -7.43%
5. ATN Holdings Inc. “B” (PSE: ATNB): PhP1.12, -6.67%
6. South China Resources Inc. (PSE: SOC): PhP0.99, -5.71%
7. LMG Chemicals Corp. (PSE: LMG): PhP3.64, -5.45%
8. Ionics Inc. (PSE: ION): PhP0.435, -5.43%
9. Now Corp. (PSE: NOW): PhP0.365, -5.19%
10. Agrinurture Inc. (PSE: ANI): PhP4.70, -5.05%
11. Manila Mining Corp. “B” (PSE: MAB): PhP0.021, -4.55%
12. Anchor Land Holdings Inc. (PSE: ALHI): PhP12.72, -4.36%
13. Ever-Gotesco Resources & Holdings Inc. (PSE: EVER): PhP0.18, -3.74%
14. Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corp. (PSE: MCP): PhP12.80, -2.88%
15. Philex Mining Corp. (PSE: PX): PhP8.80, -2.76%
16. Pacifica Inc. (PSE: PA): PhP0.038, -2.56%
17. PhilWeb Corp. (PSE: WEB): PhP7.31, -2.53%
18. ATN Holdings Inc. “A” (PSE: ATN): PhP1.17, -2.50%
19. Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. “A” (PSE: LC): PhP0.395, -2.47%
20. Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. (PSE: MVC): PhP2.35, -2.08%