PSE Composite Index


The PSE Composite Index, or the PSEi, is the Philippine main stock market index, consisting 30 of the largest companies traded in the Philippine Stock Exchange. This is in contrast to the broader PSE All Shares Index which is an index of all stocks traded in the PSE.
The base level of the PSEi was pegged at 1,022.045 points, according to the close of the index on February 28, 1990. The highest closing value was 9,058.62 on Monday, January 29, 2018. The highest intraday value was recorded at that same day at 9,078.37.
It is the PSE's primary benchmark equity index and is seen as an indicator of the general state of the Philippine business climate, although there is evidence the index may not be a reliable indicator of the state of the broader Philippine economy.

Methodology

Composition

The PSE revises the list of component stocks at least twice a year with regular rebalancing schedules every February and August, based on December-end and June-end information spanning latest 12 months of trading data, respectively. Component stocks should broadly satisfy the following requirements in order to qualify for the index:

Calculation

The index uses a free-float adjusted market capitalization method and follows the formula below used by the PSE to calculate the index's value:
Where:
n = Total number of component companies
= Closing price of company i at day t
= Available shares of company i at day t
= Company free float level, where 1 means 100% free float.
b = Free float-adjusted market capitalization base

Frequency

The index is calculated every 15 seconds and currently disseminated every minute whenever the Philippine Stock Exchange is open.

Annual returns

The following table shows the closing value of the PSEi at the end of each calendar year since 1980.
YearClosing levelPoints Change% Annual Change
1980256.78
1981183.91−72.87−28.38%
1982170.36−13.55−7.37%
1983167.49−2.87−1.68%
1984100.29−67.20−40.12%
1985131.19+30.90+30.81%
1986424.81+293.62+223.81%
1987813.17+388.36+91.42%
1988841.65+28.48+3.50%
19891,104.57+262.92+31.24%
1990651.78−452.79−40.99%
19911,151.87+500.09+76.73%
19921,256.22+104.35+9.06%
19933,196.08+1,939.86+154.42%
19942,785.81−410.27−12.84%
19952,594.18−191.63−6.88%
19963,170.56+576.38+22.22%
19971,869.23−1,301.33−41.04%
19981,968.78+99.55+5.33%
19992,142.97+174.19+8.85%
20001,494.50−648.47−30.26%
20011,168.08−326.42−21.84%
20021,018.41−149.67−12.81%
20031,442.37+423.96+41.63%
20041,822.83+380.46+26.38%
20052,096.04+273.21+14.99%
20062,982.54+886.50+42.29%
20073,621.60+639.06+21.43%
20081,872.85−1,748.75−48.29%
20093,052.68+1,179.83+63.00%
20104,201.14+1,148.46+37.62%
20114,371.96+170.82+4.07%
20125,812.73+1,440.77+32.95%
20135,889.83+77.10+1.33%
20147,230.57+1,340.74+22.76%
20156,952.08−278.49−3.85%
20166,840.64−111.44−1.60%
20178,558.42+1,717.78+25.11%
20187,466.02−1,092.40−12.76%
20197,815.26+349.24+4.68%
20207,139.71−675.55−8.64%
20217,122.63−17.08−0.24%
20226,566.39−556.24−7.81%
20236,450.04−116.35−1.77%
20246,528.79+78.75+1.22%
20256,052.92−475.87−7.29%