PH Stocks Retreat on Profit Taking

Manila—(PHStocks)—Philippine stocks were down Tuesday, 25 November, as investors lock in their gains.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index slid by 0.52% or 38.28 points to end today’s trading at 7,286.85. Except for the Mining and Oil index, which was nearly flat, all other counters finished in the red, albeit declines were minimal.

Volume reached 4.58 billion, valued at PhP15.88 billion. There were 97 gainers compared to 98 losers, while 38 stocks were flat.

Top most active:

1. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PSE: TEL): PhP2,960.00, -1.07%
2. Security Bank Corp. (PSE: SECB): PhP160.50, 1.01%
3. BDO Unibank Inc. (PSE: BDO): PhP110.00, 0.92%
4. Aboitiz Power Corp. (PSE: AP): PhP41.60, -0.6%
5. Southeast Asia Cement Holdings Inc. (PSE: CMT): PhP2.41, 1.26%

Top gainers:

1. United Paragon Mining Corp. (PSE: UPM): PhP0.013, 18.18%
2. Yehey! Corp. (PSE: YEHEY): PhP1.47, 14.84%
3. Filipino Fund Inc. (PSE: FFI): PhP7.43v10.90%
4. Trans-Asia Petroleum Corp. (PSE: TAPET): PhP4.43, 10.47%
5. COL Financial Group Inc. (PSE: COL): PhP14.00, 9.72%
6. ATN Holdings Inc. “B” (PSE: ATNB): PhP2.86, 8.33%
7. Rockwell Land Corp. (PSE: ROCK): PhP1.97, 8.24%
8. Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corp. (PSE: MCP): PhP15.00, 5.63%
9. First Gen Corp. (PSE: FGEN): PhP111.00, 5.41%
10. Manila Jockey Club Inc. (PSE: MJC): PhP2.17, 5.34%

Top decliners:

1. Lorenzo Shipping Corp. (PSE: LSC): PhP1.63, -17.68%
2. 2GO Group Inc. (PSE: 2GO): PhP3.45, -13.53%
3. Philippine Realty & Holdings Corp. (PSE: RLT): PhP0.51, -12.07%
4. Splash Corp. (PSE: SPH): PhP2.41, -11.07%
5. Forum Pacific Inc. (PSE: FPI): PhP0.33, -10.81%
6. Vitarich Corp. (PSE: VITA): PhP0.90, -10%
7. Anchor Land Holdings Inc. (PSE: ALHI): PhP10.20, -9.41%
8. Wellex Industries Inc. (PSE: WIN): PhP0.237, -8.85%
9. Island Information and Technology Inc. (PSE: IS): PhP0.64, -8.57%
10. Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. (PSE: TUGS): PhP1.59, -7.56%