PH Stocks Fall on Profit Taking

Manila—(PHStocks)—Philippine stocks fell Monday, 24 February, as investor cashed in on their gains. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by as much as 64 points in early trade, before plunging down to close today’s session at 6,296 – about 0.19% lower from Friday’s (21/2) close of 6,297.25.

Only the Industrial index gained today, rising by 0.23%. The remaining sectors suffered declines, albeit minimally; the biggest loser, the Property index, only lost 0.36%.

Value turnover reached PhP10.2 billion on 3.6 billion shares traded. There were 82 gainers against 73 losers, while 57 stocks were flat.

Top most active in terms of volume:

1. Megaworld Corp. (PSE: MEG): PhP4.02, 2.81%
2. Bank of the Philippine Islands (PSE: BPI): PhP91.00, NC
3. Ayala Land Inc. (PSE: ALI): PhP28.40, -1.22%
4. SM Prime Holdings Inc. (PSE: SMPH): PhP14.88, 0.13%
5. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PSE: TEL): PhP2,706.00, 0.07%
6. Alliance Global Group Inc. (PSE: AGI): PhP28.70, -1.03%
7. Universal Robina Corp. (PSE: URC): PhP131.00, NC
8. SM Investments Corp. (PSE: SM): PhP707.00, -0.14%
9. BDO Unibank Inc. (PSE: BDO): PhP83.15, -0.24%
10. Jollibee Foods Corp.  (PSE: JFC): PhP160.70, 0.12%

Top gainers:

1. Leisure and Resorts World Corp. Warrants (PSE: LRW): PhP0.44, 29.41%
2. Bogo Medellin Milling Co. Inc. (PSE: BMM): PhP58.95, 17.9%
3. Cebu Property Venture & Development “B” (PSE: CPVB): PhP5.00, 8.7%
4. COL Financial Group Inc. (PSE: COL): PhP18.00, 6.01%
5. Cyber Bay Corp. (PSE: CYBR): PhP0.53, 6%
6. Abra Mining & Industrial Corp. (PSE: AR): PhP0.0054, 5.88%
7. Filipino Fund Inc. (PSE: FFI): PhP8.50, 5.59%
8. Lodestar Investment Holdings Corp. (PSE: LIHC): PhP0.76, 5.56%
9. Pacifica Inc. (PSE: PA): PhP0.04, 5.26%
10. Victorias Milling Co. Inc. (PSE: VMC): PhP4.00, 5.26%
11. Mabuhay Holdings Corp. (PSE: MHC): PhP0.67, 4.69%
12. Phinma Corp. (PSE: PHN): PhP12.50, 4.17%
13. Asiabest Group International Inc. (PSE: ABG): PhP12.50, 3.99%
14. TKC Steel Corp. (PSE: T): PhP1.77, 3.51%
15. Century Peak Metals Holdings Corp. (PSE: CPM): PhP0.60, 3.45%
16. Macay Holdings Inc. (PSE: MACAY): PhP24.55, 3.37%
17. Manila Electric Co. (PSE: MER): PhP282.00, 3.3%
18. ATN Holdings Inc. “B” (PSE: ATNB): PhP1.30, 3.17%
19. Shang Properties Inc. (PSE: SHNG): PhP3.28, 3.14%
20. Puregold Price Club Inc. (PSE: PGOLD): PhP45.00, 2.97%

Top decliners:

1. United Paragon Mining Corp. (PSE: UPM): PhP0.01, -9.09%
2. AG Finance Inc. (PSE: AGF): PhP3.01, -8.79%
3. Roxas and Co. Inc. (PSE: RCI): PhP3.30, -8.33%
4. Keppel Philippine Holdings Inc. “A” (PSE: KPH): PhP4.60, -7.82%
5. DFNN Inc. (PSE: DFNN): PhP6.60, -5.58%
6. Unioil Resources & Holdings Co. Inc. (PSE: UNI): PhP0.18, -5.26%
7. Manila Mining Corp. “B” (PSE: MAB): PhP0.02, -4.76%
8. MacroAsia Corp. (PSE: MAC): PhP2.21, -4.33%
9. Agrinurture Inc. (PSE: ANI): PhP4.46, -4.09%
10. Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. (PSE: VLL): PhP5.27, -3.66%
11. Yehey! Corp. (PSE: YEHEY): PhP1.06, -3.64%
12. Manila Water Co. Inc. (PSE: MWC): PhP24.15, -3.01%
13. Philippine Estates Corp. (PSE: PHES): PhP0.35, -2.78%
14. Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. (PSE: TUGS): PhP1.76, -2.76%
15. Apex Mining Company Inc. “A” (PSE: APX): PhP2.92, -2.67%
16. Philex Mining Corp. (PSE: PX): PhP8.38, -2.56%
17. Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PSE: PIP): PhP4.40, -2.22%
18. Philippine Business Bank (PSE: PBB): PhP23.20, -2.11%
19. Wellex Industries Inc. (PSE: WIN): PhP0.19, -2.06%
20. Globe Telecom Inc. (PSE: GLO): PhP1,700.00, -1.73%