The first six months of the year have passed and now we’re into the second half of 2017! Can you believe it?
First, let’s try to recap what happened in the Philippine stock market during the first half of the year, that is, from January to June 2017.
PSEi Performance: 1st Half of 2017 (Jan-June 2017)
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended the first half of the year on a positive note, growing by +14.66% in the first six months of the year.
That means if you merely invested in the PSE index, your P10,000 would have earned you a profit of P1,500. Your total stocks portfolio would have grown in value from P10,000 to P11,500.
Not bad, given the tumultuous and fluctuating daily movement of the Philippine stock market in recent months.
Now let’s see which stocks were the best and worst performing during the same period.
Top 10 PSE index (PSEi) Gainers
From the 30 companies that comprise the PSEi, here are the 10 Best Performing index stocks that gained the most in the first half of the year:
- International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICT)
- Globe Telecom (GLO)
- PLDT (TEL)
- Ayala Land Inc. (ALI)
- SM Investments Corp. (SM)
- Semirara Mining & Power Corp. (SCC)
- Megaworld Corp. (MEG)
- Metrobank (MBT)
- Energy Development Corp. (EDC)
- Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
| Stock Code | Company | Starting Price (Jan 2017) | Ending Price (June 2017) | Price Change % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICT | ICTSI | 71.70 | 97.80 | 36.40% |
| 2 | GLO | Globe Telecom | 1,514.00 | 2,048.00 | 35.27% |
| 3 | TEL | PLDT | 1,370.00 | 1,798.00 | 31.24% |
| 4 | ALI | Ayala Land Inc. | 32.00 | 39.75 | 24.22% |
| 5 | SM | SM Investments | 650.00 | 803.00 | 23.54% |
| 6 | SCC | Semirara Mining | 130.70 | 160.50 | 22.80% |
| 7 | MEG | Megaworld Corp. | 3.54 | 4.30 | 21.47% |
| 8 | MBT | Metrobank | 72.80 | 87.50 | 20.19% |
| 9 | EDC | Energy Development Corp. | 5.08 | 6.05 | 19.09% |
| 10 | BPI | Bank of the Philippine Islands | 88.50 | 104.00 | 17.51% |
Top 8 PSE index Losers
Meanwhile, here are Top 8 stocks that lost the most or suffered big price declines in the last 6 months:
- First Gen Corp. (FGEN)
- Aboitiz Power (AP)
- GT Capital Holdings (GTCAP)
- Robinson Land Corp. (RLC)
- Petron Corp. (PCOR)
- Meralco (MER)
- Metro Pacific Investments (MPI)
- Universal Robina Corp. (URC)
| Stock Code | Company | Starting Price (Jan 2017) | Ending Price (June 2017) | Price Change % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FGEN | First Gen Corp. | 21.35 | 18.90 | -11.48% |
| 2 | AP | Aboitiz Power | 42.00 | 38.90 | -7.38% |
| 3 | GTCAP | GT Capital Holdings | 1,300.00 | 1,210.00 | -6.92% |
| 4 | RLC | Robinson Land Corp. | 25.90 | 24.25 | -6.37% |
| 5 | PCOR | Petron Corp. | 10.10 | 9.68 | -4.16% |
| 6 | MER | Meralco | 270.00 | 260.80 | -3.41% |
| 7 | MPI | Metro Pacific Investments | 6.50 | 6.39 | -1.69% |
| 9 | URC | Universal Robina Corp. | 165.00 | 162.90 | -1.27% |
Top 10 Overall Stock Price Winners
Looking at all stocks traded in the PSE, the following 10 stocks generated the highest price increases in the 1st half of 2017.
- Macroasia Corp. (MAC)
- 2GO Group (2GO)
- MRC Allied Inc. (MRC)
- Arthaland Corp. (ALCO)
- Melco Resorts Crown Phils. (MCP)
- Waterfront Philippines Inc. (WPI)
- Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI)
- Agri-Nurture Inc. (ANI)
- Roxas Holdings (ROX)
- PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC)
| Stock Code | Company | Starting Price (Jan 2017) | Ending Price (June 2017) | Price Change % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAC | Macroasia Corp. | 2.24 | 7.10 | 216.96% |
| 2 | 2GO | 2GO Group | 7.65 | 23.25 | 203.92% |
| 3 | MRC | MRC Allied Inc. | 0.135 | 0.400 | 196.30% |
| 4 | ALCO | Arthaland Corp. | 0.44 | 1.17 | 165.91% |
| 5 | MRP | Melco Resorts Crown Phils | 3.82 | 8.74 | 128.80% |
| 6 | WPI | Waterfront Philippines Inc. | 0.36 | 0.81 | 125.00% |
| 7 | IMI | Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. | 6.05 | 13.3 | 119.83% |
| 8 | ANI | Agri-Nurture Inc. | 4.42 | 8.06 | 82.35% |
| 9 | ROX | Roxas Holdings | 2.80 | 5.00 | 78.57% |
| 10 | PERC | PetroEnergy Resources Corp. | 4.11 | 7.10 | 72.75% |
Top 10 Overall Stock Price Losers
On the other hand, the following stocks suffered the overall biggest prices losses from January to June this year.
- Imperial Resources Inc. (IMP)
- Cemex Holdings Phils. (CHP)
- Philab Holdings Corp. (DNA)
- Apex Mining Co. (APX)
- Dizon Copper Silver Mines (DIZ)
- Concrete Aggregates Corp. “B” (CAB)
- Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT)
- Nihao Mineral Resources (NI)
- Grand Plaza Hotel Corp. (GPH)
- Max’s Group (MAXS)
| Stock Code | Company | Starting Price (Jan 2017) | Ending Price (June 2017) | Price Change % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMP | Imperial Resources Inc. | 9.32 | 3.40 | -63.54% |
| 2 | CHP | Cemex Holdings Phils. | 11.06 | 7.10 | -35.80% |
| 3 | DNA | Philab Holdings Corp. | 9.20 | 5.94 | -35.43% |
| 4 | APX | Apex Mining Co. | 2.65 | 1.72 | -35.09% |
| 5 | DIZ | Dizon Copper Silver Mines | 12.08 | 8.50 | -29.64% |
| 6 | CAB | Concrete Aggregates Corp. "B" | 120.00 | 85.10 | -29.08% |
| 7 | CAT | Central Azucarera de Tarlac | 20.00 | 14.22 | -28.90% |
| 8 | NI | Nihao Mineral Resources | 2.85 | 2.03 | -28.77% |
| 9 | GPH | Grand Plaza Hotel Corp. | 17.98 | 13.22 | -26.47% |
| 10 | MAXS | Max's Group | 25.50 | 18.92 | -25.80% |
