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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 20 August 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.01 points and closed at 405.35.
- Total trade volume was down, with 58,961 shares changing hands at a total value of 205 million riel or over $50,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, three stocks were up. Leading the market was MJQ Education, up 0.50% or 10 riel to 2,000 riel per share, followed by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which rose 0.17% or 20 riel to 12,040 riel per share. Phnom Penh Autonomous Port was also up 20 riel to 13,600 riel per share.
- On the downside, Pestech Cambodia was the biggest loser of the day, dropping 1.87% or 50 riel to 2,620 riel per share, followed by Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, which was down 0.97% or 20 riel to 2,050 riel per share.
- Meanwhile Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Grand Twins International, ACLEDA Bank, and CAMGSM remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, JS Land dropped 0.36% or 10 riel to 2,770 riel per share, while DBD Engineering was up 1% or 20 riel to 2,020 riel per share.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 18,111 shares changing hands at a total value of 37 million riel or over $9,000 US dollars, approximately 31% of Wednesday’s trade volume.
- MJQ Education recorded the second-highest trade volume of the day with 17,144 shares changing hands, at a total trade value of 34 million riel or roughly $8,500 US dollars, about 29% of the total trade volume on August 20th.
- In other market news, CAMGSM announced the distribution of dividends for the third quarter of 2025, with a total of 368 million riel (or over $91,900 US dollars) set to be paid to holders of Class “A” voting shares between September 12-18, 2025.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD was stable at 4,008 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was up to 98.27.
- Looking at the global commodities, oil rose on Wednesday as the American Petroleum Institute reported a drop in U.S. crude inventories and investors awaited the next steps in talks to end the Ukraine war, with sanctions on Russian crude remaining in place for now.
- Crude fell more than 1% on Tuesday on optimism that an agreement to end the war seemed closer. However, U.S. President Donald Trump conceded that Russian President Vladimir Putin might not want to make a deal.
- Brent crude futures rose 55 cents, or 0.8%, to $66.34 US dollars a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for September delivery, set to expire on Wednesday, gained 65 cents, or 1%, to $63 US dollars. (0812 GMT)
- Gold ticked up but hovered near three-week lows, as investors looked towards the U.S. Federal Reserve's July meeting minutes and the Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium of central bankers this week for cues on further rate cuts.
- Spot gold was up 0.2% at $3,321.33 US dollars per ounce, after reaching its lowest level since August 1st. U.S. gold futures for December delivery rose 0.2% to $3,364.20 US dollars. (0832 GMT)
- S&P 500 futures slipped early Wednesday as investors braced for earnings reports from major retailers and the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Futures tied to the benchmark shed 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures lost 0.2%.
- Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 75 points, or 0.2%.
Watch the 20 August 2025 market update in Khmer below: