PSE Index Rises Slightly

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index posted a modest gain of 2.69 points or 0.04 percent today, closing at 6,252.19.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, April 29, 2025

The rise was attributed to increased interest from foreign investors.

Net foreign buying helped lift the index after a day of volatility as investors made selective moves. Net foreign buying amounted to ₱275 million, with foreign buying at ₱2.407 billion and foreign selling at ₱2.132 billion.

The Financials sector rose by 1.34 percent, led by BDO Unibank, which gained 3.34 percent or ₱5.20 to close at ₱160.70. The Industrial sector rose 1.77 percent, while Mining and Oil ended the day up 0.85 percent.

Services declined by 1.65 percent, while Holding Firms and Property lost 0.10 percent and 1.42 percent, respectively.

Value turnover was ₱4.8 billion, 20 percent below the average trading volume. There were 92 gainers, 77 losers, and 66 unchanged issues.

Among the gainers were Universal Robina, Market Bell, SM Investments, Meralco, DigiPlus, PSE, Security Bank, AbaCore, China Bank, Union Bank, Basic Energy, JG Summit, Filinvest Land, Citicore REIT, Semirara Mining, SSI Group, Wilcon Depot, GMA-7, Gloria Romero, and Nickel Asia.

The losers included Ayala Land, Bloomberry, Bank of the Philippine Islands, SM Prime, Metrobank, Aboitiz Power, GT Capital, San Miguel, Belle Corp, Figaro Coffee, Robinsons Land, and Citicore RT.

Unchanged stocks included ACEN Corp, PhilWeb, Filinvest Land, Oriental Petroleum, Century Properties, Synergy Grid, SPNEC, and LT Group.