PSEi Down Anew on Profit Taking

Manila—(PHStocks)—Philippine stocks were down anew on profit taking Tuesday, 25 March, after the market recovery on Monday (24 March).

The mainboard Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell below the 6400 level, ending at 6,336.34 – down by 1% or 64.33 points. All counters finished in the red, led by the Mining and Oil index, which dropped by 1.46%. The Financials lost 1.37% while the All Shares index shed 0.84%.

Volume turnover reached 870 million shares, valued at PhP6.74 billion. Foreign buying totalled PhP3.57 billion while foreign selling reached PhP3.98 billion. There were 40 gainers against 117 losers, while 58 stocks were flat.

Top most active in terms of value:

1. BDO Unibank Inc. (PSE: BDO): PhP83.10, NC
2. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PSE: TEL): PhP2,704.00, -0.15%
3. DMCI Holdings Inc. (PSE: DMC): PhP69.00, -0.65%
4. Universal Robina Corp. (PSE: URC): PhP138.20, -1.64%
5. Alliance Global Group Inc. (PSE: AGI): PhP28.80, NC
6. Bank of the Philippine Islands (PSE: BPI): PhP86.00, -3.48%
7. Aboitiz Power Corp. (PSE: AP): PhP37.40, -1.71%
8. SM Investments Corp. (PSE: SM): PhP700.00, -1.27%
9. Globe Telecom Inc. (PSE: GLO): PhP1,640.00, -1.2%
10. JG Summit Holdings Inc. (PSE: JGS): PhP48.50, NC

Top gainers:

1. Island Information and Technology Inc. (PSE: IS): PhP0.041, 13.89%
2. LMG Chemicals Corp. (PSE: LMG): PhP3.68, 8.24%
3. Zeus Holdings Inc. (PSE: ZHI): PhP0.335, 6.35%
4. Ginebra San Miguel Inc. (PSE: GSMI): PhP21.00, 5%
5. iRipple Inc. (PSE: RPL): PhP18.88, 4.89%
6. Far Eastern University Inc. (PSE: FEU): PhP1,150.00, 4.17%
7. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. (PSE: MB): PhP0.54, 3.85%
8. Leisure and Resorts World Corp. Warrants (PSE: LRW): PhP1.25, 2.46%
9. Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. (PSE: RWM): PhP8.90, 2.18%
10. Abra Mining & Industrial Corp. (PSE: AR): PhP0.0047, 2.17%
11. Robinsons Land Corp. (PSE: RLC): PhP20.80, 1.96%
12. Suntrust Home Developers Inc. (PSE: SUN): PhP1.04, 1.96%
13. Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (PSE: RRHI): PhP65.10, 1.72%
14. MacroAsia Corp. (PSE: MAC): PhP2.04, 1.49%
15. Concepcion Industrial Corp. (PSE: CIC): PhP27.40, 1.48%
16. Puregold Price Club Inc. (PSE: PGOLD): PhP44.90, 1.35%
17. Manulife Financial Corp. (PSE: MFC): PhP760.00, 1.33%
18. Now Corp. (PSE: NOW): PhP0.385, 1.32%
19. San Miguel Corporation Series “2” Preferred Shares – Subseries “2-B” (PSE: SMC2B): PhP77.00, 0.98%
20. PAL Holdings Inc. (PSE: PAL): PhP5.45, 0.93%

Top decliners:

1. Arthaland Corp. (PSE: ALCO): PhP0.208, -11.86%
2. Lorenzo Shipping Corp. (PSE: LSC): PhP1.28, -9.22%
3. Unioil Resources & Holdings Co. Inc. (PSE: UNI): PhP0.21, -8.7%
4. IP E-Game Ventures Inc. (PSE: EG): PhP0.013, -7.14%
5. Ionics Inc. (PSE: ION): PhP0.395, -7.06%
6. PhilWeb Corp. (PSE: WEB): PhP5.44, -6.21%
7. Filinvest Development Corp. (PSE: FDC): PhP4.82, -5.12%
8. Benguet Corp. “A” (PSE: BC): PhP7.40, -5%
9. Filinvest Land Inc. (PSE: FLI): PhP1.45, -4.6%
10. Calapan Ventures Inc. (PSE: H2O): PhP6.49, -4.56%
11. Nihao Mineral Resources International Inc. (PSE: NI): PhP2.32, -4.53%
12. Vitarich Corp. (PSE: VITA): PhP0.70, -4.11%
13. LT Group Inc. (PSE: LTG): PhP17.30, -3.89%
14. Philippine Realty & Holdings Corp. (PSE: RLT): PhP0.51, -3.77%
15. Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. “B” (PSE: LCB): PhP0.395, -3.66%
16. Panasonic Manufacturing Philippines Corp. (PSE: PMPC): PhP5.30, -3.64%
17. Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corp. (PSE: AT): PhP13.88, -3.6%
18. ATN Holdings Inc. “B” (PSE: ATNB): PhP1.90, -3.55%
19. Bank of the Philippine Islands (PSE: BPI): PhP86.00, -3.48%
20. Sta. Lucia Land Inc. (PSE: SLI): PhP0.63, -3.08%