PH Stocks Stumble Anew

Manila—(PHStocks)—Philippine stocks erased yesterday’s gains to finish today’s session at almost the same level as last week.

The mainboard Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went down by 0.64% or 38.37 points to close at 5,947.44 today, 7 January. Most counters were back in the red, led by the Industrials, which shed 1.68%. The Services sector lost 0.65%, while the Holding Firms segment dropped by 0.6%.

Despite this however, one sector continues to sustain its rally. The Mining and Oil index managed to gain 0.4% to close today’s session on the positive side. That was after a 5.12% jump last Friday, and a further 1.05% gain yesterday.

Trading was moderate. Value turnover reached PhP5.1 billion on 739 million traded shares. Foreign buying reached PhP2.77 billion while foreign selling reached PhP3.16 billion. There were 65 gainers against 92 losers, while 35 stocks remained flat.

Top most active in terms of value:

1. BDO Unibank Inc. (PSE: BDO): PhP71.85, 0.07%
2. Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (PSE: MBT): PhP78.40, -0.76%
3. SM Investments Corp. (PSE: SM): PhP713.50, 0.07%
4. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PSE: TEL): PhP2,628.00, -0.9%
5. Universal Robina Corp. (PSE: URC): PhP115.50, -3.27%
6. Globe Telecom Inc. (PSE: GLO): PhP1,610.00, -0.25%
7. SM Prime Holdings Inc. (PSE: SMPH): PhP14.40, -1.37%
8. Ayala Land Inc. (PSE: ALI): PhP25.60, 0.39%
9. Megaworld Corp. (PSE: MEG): PhP3.40, -0.29%
10. Philippine National Bank (PSE: PNB): PhP86.60, -0.69%
11. Alliance Global Group Inc. (PSE: AGI): PhP26.15, -0.38%
12. International Container Terminal Services Inc. (PSE: ICT): PhP100.20, -0.3%
13. Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (PSE: MPI): PhP4.30, -0.92%
14. Ayala Corp. (PSE: AC): PhP524.00, -0.29%
15. JG Summit Holdings Inc. (PSE: JGS): PhP 38.20, -3.29%
16. Semirara Mining Corp. (PSE: SCC): PhP303.00, 1.34%
17. Jollibee Foods Corp.  (PSE: JFC): PhP172.00, -1.71%
18. Emperador Inc. (PSE: EMP): PhP10.80, 1.12%
19. Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (PSE: AEV): PhP54.35, -0.09%
20. Aboitiz Power Corp. (PSE: AP): PhP34.35, NC

Top gainers:

1. Medco Holdings Inc. (PSE: MED): PhP0.23, 29.21%
2. Asiabest Group International Inc. (PSE: ABG): PhP11.70, 13.59%
3. Manila Mining Corp. “A” (PSE: MA): PhP0.017, 13.33%
4. Calapan Ventures Inc. (PSE: H2O): PhP7.24, 10.7%
5. Leisure and Resorts World Corp. Warrants (PSE: LRW): PhP0.30, 7.14%
6. Benguet Corp. “B” (PSE: BCB): PhP6.70, 6.01%
7. Anchor Land Holdings Inc. (PSE: ALHI): PhP14.28, 5.78%
8. Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corp. “B” (PSE: OPMB): PhP0.019, 5.56%
9. Manila Mining Corp. “B” (PSE: MAB): PhP0.019, 5.56%
10. Nihao Mineral Resources International Inc. (PSE: NI): PhP1.83, 5.17%
11. Agrinurture Inc. (PSE: ANI): PhP5.55, 4.91%
12. SPC Power Corp. (PSE: SPC): PhP4.30, 4.88%
13. Prime Media Holdings Inc. (PSE: PRIM): PhP1.55, 4.73%
14. Swift Foods Inc. (PSE: SFI): PhP0.125, 4.17%
15. Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. “A” (PSE: LC): PhP0.38, 4.11%
16. Basic Energy Corp. (PSE: BSC): PhP0.255, 4.08%
17. Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. “B” (PSE: LCB): PhP0.385, 4.05%
18. Starmalls Inc. (PSE: STR): PhP3.55, 3.80%
19. Shang Properties Inc. (PSE: SHNG): PhP3.25, 3.50%
20. Da Vinci Capital Holdings Inc. (PSE: DAVIN): PhP0.90, 3.45%

Top decliners:

1. Yehey! Corp. (PSE: YEHEY): PhP1.07, -15.75%
2. I-Remit Inc. (PSE: I): PhP2.66, -6.34%
3. Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corp. (PSE: AT): PhP14.30, -6.29%
4. Megawide Construction Corp. (PSE: MWIDE): PhP12.50, -5.73%
5. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. (PSE: MB): PhP0.67, -5.63%
6. ATN Holdings Inc. “B” (PSE: ATNB): PhP1.20, -5.51%
7. Wellex Industries Inc. (PSE: WIN): PhP0.185, -5.13%
8. ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. – Phil. Deposit Receipts (PSE: ABSP): PhP30.25, -4.87%
9. Energy Development Corp. (PSE: EDC): PhP5.50, -4.35%
10. Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corp. (PSE: MCP): PhP13.78, -4.31%
11. Marcventures Holdings Inc. (PSE: MARC): PhP3.20, -4.19%
12. San Miguel Pure Foods Co. Inc. (PSE: PF): PhP228.00, -4.12%
13. PAL Holdings Inc. (PSE: PAL): PhP6.20, -3.88%
14. AbaCore Capital Holdings Inc. (PSE: ABA): PhP0.50, -3.85%
15. ABS-CBN Corp. (PSE: ABS): PhP30.60, -3.77%
16. Philippine Business Bank (PSE: PBB): PhP22.50, -3.64%
17. MacroAsia Corp. (PSE: MAC): PhP3.86, -3.50%
18. 8990 Holdings Inc. (PSE: HOUSE): PhP6.62, -3.36%
19. JG Summit Holdings Inc. (PSE: JGS): PhP38.20, -3.29%
20. Universal Robina Corp. (PSE: URC): PhP115.50, -3.27%