November 14, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) advanced for thesecond straight session as investors continued with their bargain- hunting activities following the market’s recent slump.
The bellwether index improved by 0.23 percent or 12.97 points to end yesterday’s session at 5,726.99.
The broader All Shares index, on the other hand, tumbled by 2.81 percent or 98.19 points, settling at 3,400.68.
“The Philippine market ended slightly higher as buying pressureremained strong, with investors taking advantage of relatively cheap stock prices,” Luis Limlingan of Regina Capital said.
Limlingan said the positive momentum was driven primarily by renewed optimism following the release of some corporate earnings.
Total turnover value stood at P6.51 billion.
Most sectors were in the positive territory, led by services, which rose by 2.18 percent.
Financials and holdings firms, meanwhile, ended in the red, declining by 1.13 percent and 1.11 percent, respectively.
Advancers edged out decliners, 95 to 82, while 51 issues were unchanged.
ICTSI was the session’s top traded stock, climbing by 1.09 percent to P558.50 per share, fol- lowed by SM Prime and BDO which declined by 0.21 percent and 1.98 percent, respectively, to P19.42 and P123.50.
