PSE Market Outlook (22 Aug 2025) by 2TradeAsia
Sideways movement may continue for local equities, given the extended weekend break.
Sideways movement may continue for local equities, given the extended weekend break.
PLUS closed at P30.00, coming up from consecutive gains in three days.
BEL closed in the red, inching down by -2.82% intraday.
AP closed higher at P43.00, lingering just below recent resistance levels as buyers regained control.
BDO closed at P144.00, up by +1.48%, staging a modest rebound but still trading under key resistance zones.
The PSEi closed lower by -0.18% at 6,277.67, as trading remained range-bound with little conviction from either side.
Another range-bound session is seen, as some traditional traders lighten on positions with the start of Ghost month (23 August to 21 September).
Expect sideways session for now, as equities investors sift through latest corporate earnings data & heed for other catalysts to warrant positioning.
Investors will check on feelers for continued MOC-boost, with several stocks moving at their oversold state.
PIZZA on firm consolidation but started to dropped, declining by -2.45%, as the faces strong sell pressure.
Market watchers may monitor possible continuity of yesterday’s supply pressure, while digesting on 1H corporate earnings results.
The 90-day tariff truce extension between China-US and oil prices that have simmered following peace talks being arranged by the US on Russia-Ukraine, augur well in fund managers’ inflation expectation over the near-term.
JGS surged gaining +6.61% with the stock reaching as high as 25.80, booking current year highs.
PLUS declined -5.05% to close at 31/sh after yesterday’s huge uptick pushing the stock above 30 level.
DDMPR closed with its second doji of the week, settling just under the MA-50.
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