PH Stocks Firm Up

Manila—(PHStocks)—Philippine stocks recovered from yesterday’s declines as investors take a cue from strong corporate financial results for the third quarter.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index climbed back to the 7,200-mark after gaining 0.26% or 18.71 points Friday, 14 November. The index closed at 7,217.34, up by 0.16% from last week. The Financials, Mining and Oil, and Services indices posted gains, while the Industrials and Holding Firms sectors finished lower, shedding 0.18%. The Property sector was flat.

Total volume reached 2.43 billion, valued at PhP6.65 billion. Foreign buying reached PhP3.4 billion while foreign selling totaled PhP3.28 billion, for a net inflow of PhP120 million.

There were 86 gainers against 90 losers, while 37 stocks were flat.

Top most active:

1. BDO Unibank Inc. (PSE: BDO): PhP105.70, 2.62%
2. Alliance Global Group Inc. (PSE: AGI): PhP24.30, -0.82%
3. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PSE: TEL): PhP2,996.00, NC
4. GT Capital Holdings Inc. (PSE: GTCAP): PhP1,074.00, 0.47%
5. Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (PSE: RRHI): PhP69.50, 2.43%

Top gainers:

1. Federal Resources Investment Group Inc. (PSE: FED): PhP15.00, 8.7%
2. IRC Properties Inc. (PSE: IRC): PhP1.72, 8.18%
3. iRipple Inc. (PSE: RPL): PhP34.90, 7.38%
4. Manila Mining Corp. “A” (PSE: MA): PhP0.015, 7.14%
5. Boulevard Holdings Inc. (PSE: BHI): PhP0.12, 7.14%
6. SPC Power Corp. (PSE: SPC): PhP4.49, 6.9%
7. IP E-Game Ventures Inc. (PSE: EG): PhP0.016, 6.67%
8. Splash Corp. (PSE: SPH): PhP2.39, 6.22%
9. Sta. Lucia Land Inc. (PSE: SLI): PhP0.84, 5%
10. Century Peak Metals Holdings Corp. (PSE: CPM): PhP0.96, 4.35%

Top decliners:

1. Jackstones Inc. (PSE: JAS): PhP3.33, -16.33%
2. Prime Media Holdings Inc. (PSE: PRIM): PhP1.56, -6.59%
3. Manila Mining Corp. “B” (PSE: MAB): PhP0.015, -6.25%
4. Coal Asia Holdings Inc. (PSE: COAL): PhP1.05, -6.25%
5. Megaworld Corp. WARRANTS1 (PSE: MEGW1): PhP3.31, -5.97%
6. ATN Holdings Inc. “B” (PSE: ATNB): PhP2.70, -5.92%
7. Greenergy Holdings Inc. (PSE: GREEN): PhP0.52, -5.45%
8. The Philodrill Corp. (PSE: OV): PhP0.022, -4.35%
9. BDO Leasing & Finance Inc. (PSE: BLFI): PhP2.12, -4.07%
10. Asian Terminals Inc. (PSE: ATI): PhP11.56, -3.51%