PSE Index Up Anew

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index climbed once more, buoyed by net foreign buying, closing at its highest level at 6,186.10 points—up by 40.58 points or 0.66 percent.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, April 15, 2025

Despite the gains, trading volume remained light at ₱4.46 billion, 25 percent below the average daily turnover.

Except for the Mining and Oil sub-index, which slipped by 0.04 percent, all other sectoral indices posted gains as blue-chip stocks gained momentum. Market breadth was positive, with 102 gainers edging out 79 losers, while 66 issues were unchanged.

The Industrial sector led the charge, up by 1.30 percent. Meralco surged by 3.21 percent to ₱578, Manila Water added 60 centavos to ₱33.90, and SPNEC gained 3 centavos to ₱1.20—offsetting the decline in index heavyweight Universal Robina, which fell ₱1.30 to ₱69.70.

Other sector gains included: Financials, up by 0.77 percent, Holding Firms, up by 0.62 percent, Services, up by 0.39 percent, and Property, up by 0.28 percent

Among property giants, Ayala Land inched up 18 centavos to ₱23.95, while SM Prime slipped 10 centavos to ₱22.65.

ICTSI was the most actively traded stock, with ₱602 million in turnover, though it dropped 60 centavos to ₱354. Meanwhile, market bellwether SM Investments rose ₱14.50 to ₱829.50.

Foreign investors remained net buyers, with total foreign buying at ₱2.830 billion and foreign selling at ₱2.624 billion—resulting in net foreign inflows of ₱205.9 million.

Ending the day in the green were BDO Unibank, ACEN Corp., PNB, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Union Bank, Aboitiz Power, Petron, Basic Energy, AgriNurture, Axelum, D&L Industries, San Miguel Food and Beverage, and Jollibee Foods.

Also up were MREIT, CEMEX Holdings, Integrated Microelectronics, Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Alliance Global, Cosco Capital, MRC Allied, GT Capital, Citicore Renewable Trust, Megaworld, Robinsons Land, RL Commercial REIT, Dito CME, Converge ICT, PLDT, AREIT, Cebu Air, PH Resorts, and DigiPlus.

Among the stocks in the red were China Bank, National Reinsurance Corp., Citicore REIT, First Gen, Monde Nissin, Shakey’s Pizza, Century Pacific Food, Emperador, Vitarich, AbaCore, Ayala Corp., LT Group, Cebu Landmasters, ABS-CBN, GMA Network, Belle Corp., Bloomberry Resorts, MacroAsia, PhilWeb, Puregold, Wilcon Depot, Philex Mining, Nickel Asia, and PXP Energy.

Alternergy, Security Bank, San Miguel Corp., Ginebra San Miguel, Semirara Mining, Atlas Mining, OceanaGold, Haus Talk, Keepers Holdings, JG Summit, Century Properties, Victorias Milling, VistaREIT, and Boulevard Holdings were among the stocks that remained unchanged.