PH Stocks Open November Trading on Strong Note

Manila—(PHStocks)—Philippine stocks surged higher on Monday, 3 November, buyoed by all-time highs on Friday trading in Wall Street, where the Dow edged higher by 1.13 percent and the S&P 500 added 1.17 percent, while NASDAQ went up by 1.41%.

The mainboard Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index gained 1.35% or 97.12 points to close at 7,312.85—breaching the 7,300 level again.

All counters were in the green, led by the Services sector, which grew by 2.02%, followed by Industrials, which increased by 1.2%.

Volume reached 8.57 billion, valued at PhP7.66 billion. There were 98 gainers against 83 losers, while 47 stocks were flat.

Top most active:

1. GT Capital Holdings Inc. (PSE: GTCAP): PhP1,024.00, 1.39%
2. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PSE: TEL): PhP3,262.00, 4.42%
3. SM Investments Corp. (PSE: SM): PhP799.00, 1.98%
4. Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (PSE: BLOOM): PhP15.58, 0.39%
5. Ayala Land Inc. (PSE: ALI): PhP34.00, 1.49%

Top gainers:

1. Makati Finance Corp. (PSE: MFIN): PhP5.99, 19.8%
2. Forum Pacific Inc. (PSE: FPI): PhP0.55, 12.24%
3. Century Peak Metals Holdings Corp. (PSE: CPM): PhP0.96, 7.87%
4. ATN Holdings Inc. “B” (PSE: ATNB): PhP2.88, 7.46%
5. Island Information and Technology Inc. (PSE: IS): PhP0.73, 7.35%
6. Bright Kindle Resources & Investments Inc. (PSE: BKR): PhP3.52, 6.67%
7. Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corp. “A” (PSE: OPM): PhP0.016, 6.67%
8. EasyCall Communications Philippines Inc. (PSE: ECP): PhP3.39, 5.94%
9. 8990 Holdings Inc. (PSE: HOUSE): PhP7.20, 5.26%
10. AG Finance Inc. (PSE: AGF): PhP4.20, 5%

Top losers:

1. Unioil Resources & Holdings Co. Inc. (PSE: UNI): PhP0.495, -10%
2. MJC Investments Corp. (PSE: MJIC): PhP3.16, -9.71%
3. Swift Foods Inc. (PSE: SFI): PhP0.24, -9.43%
4. Central Azucarera De Tarlac (PSE: CAT): PhP100.00, -9.09%
5. Waterfront Philippines Inc. (PSE: WPI): PhP0.41, -7.87%
6. Apex Mining Co. Inc. (PSE: APX): PhP3.25, -7.14%
7. MRC Allied Inc. (PSE: MRC): PhP0.155, -6.06%
8. GMA Network Inc. (PSE: GMA7): PhP7.09, -5.34%
9. iRipple Inc. (PSE: RPL): PhP35.00, -5.28%
10. Liberty Flour Mills Inc. (PSE: LFM): PhP58.00, -4.92%