The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell on Wednesday, June 4, as investors opted to secure profits from the past two trading sessions while awaiting clearer signals from upcoming inflation figures. The main index shed 34.3 points (0.53 percent), closing at 6,378.56. The mining sector...
State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) reported that its net income surged to ₱1.61-billion in the first quarter of the year, an 82 percent increase from a year earlier due to intensified lending activities in its priority sectors and key industries. In a statement, DBP President and...
The local stock market rose further as investors continued to bank on expectations of a low inflation rate for May that increases chances for a rate cut. The main index jumped 60.20 points or 0.95 percent to close at 6,412.86 as the interest rate-sensitive Property sector led the advance while...
Regulators and stock market players are welcoming the enactment of the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA), as it is key to attracting more investors and boosting trading activity on the local bourse. "The passage of CMEPA sends a clear message to both domestic and global investors...
The local stock market rose as investors cheered the passage of a law that will reduce the stock transaction tax while also betting that the inflation rate would remain low last May. The main index added 11.13 points or 0.18 percent to close at 6,352.66 as the Property sector led the advance,...
The PSEi dipped again as investors remained cautious and took profits late in the trading day after President Marcos asked heads of government controlled corporations to resign for another top level reshuffling. The main index shed 12.99 points or 0.20 percent to finish at 6,412.81 with Miners...
Maynilad Water Services Inc. reported that feedback from preliminary investor meetings has been encouraging for its planned initial public offering, valued at up to ₱45.8 billion. In a letter to the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corporation, Maynilad Corporate Information Officer Lourdes Marivic...
The PSEi declined on mixed trading as investors waited for the release of economic data due this week. The main index shed 23.16 points or 0.36 percent to close at 6,389.94 with sectoral indices equally divided. Volume was low at 486 million shares worth P4.74 billion as gainers outnumbered losers...
Stock investors are expected to take cues from the release of a slew of data this week, which includes the Philippines’ budget and trade balance numbers as well as US gross domestic product and jobless claims. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Chief Economist Michael L. Ricafort said upcoming...
After reducing the number of shares for its initial public offering (IPO), Maynilad Water Services Inc. may tighten the offer price to between ₱12 and ₱14 per share from its initially indicated maximum offer price of ₱20 per share based on investor interest during its ongoing bookbuilding...
CEBU CITY – Move on. Cebu City Mayor-elect Nestor Archival gave this piece of advice to defeated mayoral candidate Michael Rama, who filed a protest to contest the results of the recent midterm elections. Archival shrugged off the election protest filed by Rama before the Commission on Elections...
The PSEi rose on the last trading day of the week as uncertainties eased after President Marcos chose to keep his economic team intact after asking his cabinet secretaries to tender their courtesy resignations. The main index jumped 107.73 points or 1.71 percent to close at 6,413.10 as Banks led...
