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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 19 August 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up by 0.36 points, or 0.09%, and closed at 405.34.
- Total trade volume was up, with 64,313 shares changing hands at a total value of 376.9 million riel or over $94,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, five stocks were up. Leading the market was Pestech Cambodia, up 2.30% or 60 riel to 2,670 riel per share, followed by CAMGSM, which rose 0.41% or 10 riel to 2,440 riel per share. Other stocks also up were Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Grand Twins International and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port.
- On the downside, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port was the biggest loser of the day, down 0.83% or 100 riel to 12,020 riel per share, followed by ACLEDA Bank, which dropped 0.29% or 20 riel to 6,840 riel per share.
- Meanwhile, MJQ Education and Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ stayed flat.
- Over on the growth board, both stocks remained flat. JS Land stayed flat at 2,780 riel per share while DBD Engineering remained at 2,000 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of 10,714 shares changing hands, at a total value of 73 million riel or over $18,000 US dollars, approximately 17% of Tuesday’s trade volume.
- MJQ Education recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 5,106 shares changing hands at a total value of 10 million riel or over $2,500 US dollars, about 8% of August 19th’s trade volume.
- Meanwhile, in transactions made via the Negotiated Trading Method, Grand Twins International saw 260 million riel, or over $65,000 US dollars, worth of shares traded.
- In other market news, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port released a disclosure notice announcing the company’s total revenue in the 2nd quarter of 2025 increased by 28.65% to 147.3 billion riel, or over $36.8 million US dollars. The company’s operating profit also increased by 31.16%, while net profit decreased by 53.03%, compared to the same quarter in 2024. Sihanoukville Autonomous Port said the main reason for the increase in revenue and operating profit was due to the increase of containers and cargo throughput. However, there was an increase of unrealized foreign exchange losses from the Japanese Yen, which led to decrease in net profit.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD weakened slightly to 4,008 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was slightly up to 97.98.
- Looking at the global commodities, oil prices fell on Tuesday as traders weighed the possibility that talks between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. to end the war in Ukraine could lead to the lifting of sanctions on Russian crude, raising supply.
- Brent crude futures fell 48 cents, or 0.72%, to $66.12 US dollars a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for September delivery, set to expire on Wednesday, fell 40 cents, or 0.63%, to $63.02 US dollars per barrel. (by 0820 GMT)
- Gold prices rose, buoyed by lower treasury yields and a weaker dollar amid prospects of lower U.S. interest rates, while investors looked ahead to the U.S. Federal Reserve chair's speech at Jackson Hole later this week.
- Spot gold was up 0.4% at $3,341.89 US dollars per ounce. U.S. gold futures for December delivery rose 0.3% to $3,386.60 US dollars. (by 1008 GMT)
- Stock futures ticked lower Tuesday as new earnings from major retailers began to roll in, while traders looked ahead to a key speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later in the week.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 27 points, or 0.1%.
- S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were down 0.1% each.
Watch the 19 August 2025 market update in Khmer below: