PH Stocks Retreat on Profit Taking

Manila—(PHStocks)—Philippine stocks ended the week on a weaker note Friday, 16 May, as investors lock in their gains after the rally early in the week.

The mainboard Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 0.46% or 31.62 points to close the week at 6,817.71, keeping its foothold at the 6800 level. All counters were in the red, except for the Financials, which grew by 0.33%. The decliners were led by the Property sector, which lost 1.18%. The wider All Shares index declined by 0.65%.

Volume turnover reached 1.69 billion shares, valued at PhP10 billion. Foreign buying reached PhP5.61 billion, while foreign selling was PhP4.71 billion, for a net buy of around PhP900 million.

1. BDO Unibank Inc. (PSE: BDO): PhP88.55, 0.17%
2. Puregold Price Club Inc. (PSE: PGOLD): PhP43.90, -5.59%
3. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PSE: TEL): PhP2,890.00, -0.62%
4. Ayala Land Inc. (PSE: ALI): PhP32.05, -1.54%
5. DoubleDragon Properties Corp. (PSE: DD): PhP9.09, -4.32%
6. Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (PSE: MPI): PhP5.17, 0.19%
7. Universal Robina Corp. (PSE: URC): PhP154.80, -0.13%
8. Megaworld Corp. (PSE: MEG): PhP4.64, -1.49%
9. SM Investments Corp. (PSE: SM): PhP769.00, -0.84%
10. Alliance Global Group Inc. (PSE: AGI): PhP29.00, -1.02%

Top gainers:

1. Central Azucarera De Tarlac (PSE: CAT): PhP59.95, 7.25%
2. Southeast Asia Cement Holdings Inc. (PSE: CMT): PhP1.27, 5.83%
3. SPC Power Corp. (PSE: SPC): PhP4.76, 5.78%
4. Manila Mining Corp. “B” (PSE: MAB): PhP0.025, 4.17%
5. Calata Corp. (PSE: CAL): PhP3.33, 3.74%
6. Calapan Ventures Inc. (PSE: H2O): PhP6.74, 3.69%
7. Anglo Philippine Holdings Corp. (PSE: APO): PhP1.84, 3.37%
8. Philex Petroleum Corp. (PSE: PXP): PhP9.40, 3.30%
9. Araneta Properties Inc. (PSE: ARA): PhP1.89, 3.28%
10. Marcventures Holdings Inc. (PSE: MARC): PhP4.73, 3.28%
11. Wellex Industries Inc. (PSE: WIN): PhP0.19, 3.26%
12. Mabuhay Holdings Corp. (PSE: MHC): PhP0.69, 2.99%
13. PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PSE: PERC): PhP5.71, 2.88%
14. Concepcion Industrial Corp. (PSE: CIC): PhP36.00, 2.86%
15. The Philodrill Corporation (PSE: OV): PhP0.038, 2.70%
16. Lodestar Investment Holdings Corp.(PSE: LIHC): PhP0.79, 2.60%
17. Aboitiz Power Corp. (PSE: AP): PhP37.70, 2.59%
18. First Abacus Financial Holdings Corp. (PSE: FAF): PhP0.84, 2.44%
19. GeoGrace Resources Philippines Inc. (PSE: GEO): PhP0.425, 2.41%
20. Premiere Horizon Alliance Corp. (PSE: PHA): PhP0.495, 2.06%

Top losers:

1. GLOBALPORT 900 Inc. (PSE: PORT): PhP7.30, -18.89%
2. Da Vinci Capital Holdings Inc. (PSE: DAVIN): PhP1.40, -10.26%
3. Pancake House Inc. (PSE: PCKH): PhP33.00, -9.34%
4. Forum Pacific Inc. (PSE: FPI): PhP0.165, -8.84%
5. Phinma Corp. (PSE: PHN): PhP10.00, -8.76%
6. IP E-Game Ventures Inc. (PSE: EG): PhP0.013, -7.14%
7. Cyber Bay Corp. (PSE: CYBR): PhP0.77, -6.10%
8. iRipple Inc. (PSE: RPL): PhP18.80, -5.81%
9. Puregold Price Club Inc. (PSE: PGOLD): PhP43.90, -5.59%
10. Liberty Telecoms Holdings Inc. (PSE: LIB): PhP1.89, -5.50%
11. Yehey! Corp. (PSE: YEHEY): PhP1.38, -5.48%
12. Jackstones Inc. (PSE: JAS): PhP3.31, -5.43%
13. Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corp. “A” (PSE: OPM): PhP0.018, -5.26%
14. Megaworld Corp.WARRANTS1 (PSE: MEGW1): PhP3.55, -5.08%
15. Republic Glass Holdings Corp. (PSE: REG): PhP2.52, -4.91%
16. Cosco Capital Inc. (PSE: COSCO): PhP9.85, -4.74%
17. Alliance Select Foods International Inc. (PSE: FOOD): PhP1.45, -4.61%
18. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. (PSE: MB): PhP1.05, -4.55%
19. Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PSE: PIP): PhP4.65, -4.52%
20. DoubleDragon Properties Corp. (PSE: DD): PhP9.09, -4.32%