PSE leaps to another all-time high

Philippine stocks closed at another high note today, ending at a new all-time high of 5,365.70 points, up 1.24% from yesterday’s close. Advancers easily outnumbered decliners, 122 to 52, with 33 stocks unchanged. A total of 1.75 billion shares were traded, valued at P7 billion. All indices were in positive territory, with the Property and Services sectors leading the market.

Sector Indices Performance – July 3, 2012 

Rank	Index	Value	% Change
1	Property	1,982.35	1.84%
2	Services	1,816.88	1.53%
3	Holding Firms	4,562.32	1.17%
4	Financials	1,327.18	1.00%
5	Industrial	7,970.18	0.85%
6	Mining and Oil	24,752.72	0.47%
-	PSEi	5,365.70	1.24%
-	All Shares	3,506.34	0.89%

Real estate and local waterworks company JOLLIVILLE HOLDINGS CORP (JOH) is the day’s biggest advancer, jumping 38.10% to P2.90. Other big gainers include KEPPEL PHILIPPINE HOLDINGS (KPH), up 26.32% to P4.80, and MARIWASA SIAM HOLDINGS (MMI), up 21.29% to P3.19. The complete Top 10 gainers are as follows.

Top 10 Gainers – July 3, 2012 

Rank	Stock	Symbol	Closing Price (PHP)	% Change
1	JOLLIVILLE HOLDINGS CORP	JOH	2.900	38.10%
2	KEPPEL PHILIPPINE HOLDINGS	KPH	4.800	26.32%
3	MARIWASA SIAM HOLDINGS	MMI	3.190	21.29%
4	ASIABEST GROUP INTERNATIONAL	ABG	32.000	20.75%
5	GLOBALPORT 900	PORT	26.000	18.18%
6	ARANETA PROPERTIES	ARA	0.790	17.91%
7	METRO PACIFIC TOLLWAYS CORP.	TOL	7.380	13.36%
8	ROXAS HOLDINGS, INC.	ROX	2.990	12.83%
9	ARTHALAND CORPORATION	ALCO	0.187	9.36%
10	UNIOIL RESOURCES & HOLDINGS	UNI	0.232	7.91%

The complete Top 10 decliners are the following.

Top 10 Losers – July 3, 2012 

Rank	Stock	Symbol	Closing Price (PHP)	% Change
1	ATN HOLDINGS, INC. "A"	ATN	2.200	-9.84%
2	CITYSTATE SAVINGS BANK, INC.	CSB	28.000	-9.68%
3	ASIAN TERMINALS, INC.	ATI	8.900	-9.18%
4	SPC POWER CORPORATION	SPC	5.700	-7.77%
5	ISM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION	ISM	2.850	-7.47%
6	SAN MIGUEL PURE FOODS COMPANY	PF	950.000	-5.94%
7	ANCHOR LAND HOLDINGS	ALHI	22.200	-5.53%
8	PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK	PSB	83.500	-5.11%
9	ORIENTAL PETROLEUM AND MINERALS CORP	OPMB	0.019	-5.00%
10	MABUHAY HOLDINGS CORPORATION	MHC	0.430	-4.44%

The bourse’s most actively traded stocks primarily include blue chips and Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) components, such as PLDT, Metrobank, Megaworld, Energy Development Corporation, and Metro Pacific Investments. The complete Top 10 Actively Traded stocks are as follows.

Top 10 Most Active Stocks – July 3, 2012 

Rank	Stock	Symbol	Closing Price (PHP)	% Change	Value Traded (PHP Thousands)
1	PLDT	TEL	2,760.000	1.62%	629,424
2	METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY	MBT	97.450	2.74%	401,256
3	MEGAWORLD CORPORATION	MEG	2.250	0.90%	319,348
4	ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP	EDC	6.270	2.12%	303,980
5	METRO PACIFIC INVESTMENTS CORP	MPI	4.310	2.62%	278,059
6	AYALA CORPORATION	AC	481.000	1.35%	265,926
7	SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC.	SMPH	13.300	1.84%	262,511
8	INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL	ICT	75.000	2.04%	261,142
9	AYALA LAND, INC.	ALI	22.500	2.04%	238,167
10	BLOOMBERRY RESORTS CORPORTION	BLOOM	9.900	2.04%	228,829

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