Stocks end 2025, cross into 2026

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December 29, 2025 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — Momentum could be on the side of the local bourse this week as the stock market will see its last trading day of the year as well as the first trading day of 2026.

Last Friday, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) finished strongly at 6,065.64, up by 2.54 percent week-on-week.

The broader All Shares index also gained by 1.97 percent week-on-week, settling at 3,464.66.

Online broker 2TradeAsia.com said the local bourse rebounded during the shortened trading week, reclaiming the 6,000 level on holiday optimism and bargain hunting.

It added that year-end window dressing may provide uplift this week.

“The PSEi is likely to close the year on a whimper, despite technicals and valuations pointing to a gradual rebound in the first half of 2026,” it said.

It said that easing inflation, further Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas rate cuts, and improving governance support a base-case rebound, aided by resilient consumption and potential foreign inflows on peso stability.

“However, the delayed signing of the 2026 budget, which is now expected in early January, risks a brief reenacted regime, potentially delaying infrastructure spending and triggering short-term liquidity squeezes into the first quarter, which we already noted is a component of output that is desperately needed to reaffirm growth trajectory,” 2TradeAsia said.

Immediate support is seen 5,800, while resistance is at 6,000.