The local stock market is poised to gain momentum this week, driven by expected rate cuts from the United States (U.S.) Federal Reserve and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), alongside influential domestic labor and foreign investment data. Philstocks Financial Research Manager Japhet...
Stock market investors will focus on a data-heavy week, with trading cues centered on the release of inflation and economic growth figures and the highly anticipated listing of Maynilad Water Services Inc. shares following its massive initial public offering (IPO). However, Philstocks Financial...
Ports, gaming, and infrastructure magnate Enrique K. Razon Jr. has found a buyer for his casino in South Korea, Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino, which is owned through an indirect subsidiary of Bloomberry Resorts Corp. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Bloomberry said its South...
Investors are hoping that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy meeting and the domestic inflation rate announcement this week will be the catalyst needed to spur trading activity in the local stock market. “The local market managed to partially recover some lost ground in last week’s...
Top township developer Megaworld Corp. continues to lighten up on its stake in MREIT Inc., this time selling ₱2.24 billion worth of the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) shares, in preparation for its fourth wave of asset infusion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
Billionaire Enrique K. Razon Jr. is not in a hurry to fully launch his online galing app MegaFUNalo! and has moved the official launch date to the last quarter of 2025 or the first quarter next year amid uncertainties in the regulatory environment. Unicapital Securities Research Analyst Jeri R....
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is expected to face difficulty in achieving its capital-raising target of ₱186 billion this year, as big-ticket initial public offerings are being postponed. This comes after Hann Holdings announced the deferment of its ₱13 billion initial public offering due...
The local stock market is poised for a potential rally as bargain-hunting is expected, fueled by recent gains in United States markets on signals of an upcoming rate cut from the US Federal Reserve, which aligns with investor anticipation of a policy rate reduction from the Bangko Sentral ng...
Hann Holdings Inc., the owner and developer of the integrated resort (IR) Hann Resort in Clark, Pampanga, has shelved its planned ₱13-billion initial public offering (IPO) indefinitely due to adverse domestic and global market conditions. An investment banker and other stock market sources...
Unicapital Securities, Inc. sees the local stock market turning the corner in the second semester from the weakness in the first half and forecasts the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi to rise to 7,100 by year-end although this is lower than its projection of 7,800 earlier this year. After...
The local stock market will be taking cues from several Philippine economic reports—including inflation, jobs, and gross domestic product (GDP)—as well as corporate earnings while the recent weakness of the peso and concern over United States (US) tariffs will continue to cast a shadow over...
Investors are closely watching President Marcos ' State of the Nation Address (SONA) and second-quarter earnings reports, while concerns about United States (US) tariffs and recent typhoon damage weigh on sentiment. “The local market made a comeback last week, regaining its ground above the...