The local financial markets sent mixed signals to investors as the new year began, with the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) climbing slightly higher while the peso slipped against the US dollar, setting the stage for a potentially volatile 2025. The peso began the year with a slight...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing new guidelines that will expand fundraising and investment opportunities in the Philippine capital market, which includes crypto assets, green equity, and Sukuk bonds. In a statement, the commission said these proposed and draft...
The Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines Research and Development Foundation (FINEX Foundation) has decided to join other shareholders of the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDSHC) in selling its stake to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). In a disclosure by the PSE,...
Entering the new trading year 2025, stock market investors are faced with a lot of uncertainties as both risks and positive factors mingle to present a hazy picture in analysts’ crystal balls. For Chinabank Capital Corporation Managing Director Juan Paolo Colet, “Next year [2025] presents a...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is entering 2025 with a stronger commitment to implementing policies and reforms that will further boost the capital market, strengthen the corporate sector, and support the country’s overall economic growth. In a statement, the commission said that...
For the local capital market, 2024 was a year of unmet expectations as global economic and geopolitical tensions took bourses worldwide, including the Philippines, on a roller-coaster ride. The year began with optimism. The Philippine Stock Exchange was projected to end the year at the 7,000 to...
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. index (PSEi) closed higher year-on-year for the first time since 2019, up by 78.75 points or 1.2 percent to 2024 at 6,528.79 points from its close of 6,450.04 in 2023. In a statement, the PSE said that, year-on-year, the PSE MidCap and PSE DivY indices...
The local stock market dipped on the last trading day of the year as index heavyweights continued to drag down the PSEi even though more stocks were up. The main index shed 10.23 points or 0.16 percent to close 2024 at 6,528.79 as Banks suffered the biggest loss while Mining stocks surged. Volume...
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) is set to reshape the country's capital markets with its acquisition of a controlling stake in the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS). In a statement on Thursday, Dec. 26, the PSE announced that it had signed agreements to acquire a 61.92...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) managed to eke out a gain despite some index heavyweights weakening and offsetting the broader market's gains. The main index added 4.11 points, or 0.06 percent, to close at 6,539.02, with the Property sector leading the advance while the Conglomerates and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported that it has received the Outstanding Digital Campaign: Best Short-Form award from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) for its exemplary initiative to inform, educate and protect the public from fraudulent loan schemes. In a ceremony...
Santa Claus finally paid the local stock market a visit, sparking off some recovery on the last trading day before Christmas. The main index surged by 128.53 points or 2.01 percent to close at 6,534.91 with the Industrial sector leading the rally across the board. Volume was thin at 713 million...
