13 June 2025 - Market Update - B2B Cambodia

This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 13 June 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.

Watch the video in English above.

• The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index rose by 1.44 points, or 0.35%, closing at 409.43. 
• Total trade volume was up, with 220,250 shares changing hands at a total value of 1.4 billion riel — or over US $363,000 US dollars. 
• On the main board, seven stocks were up. Leading the market today was Grand Twins International, up 3.75% or 300 riel, to 8,300 riel per share, followed by Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, up 1.26% or 80 riel, to 6,420 riel per share.
• Other stocks were also up including,  Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, Alceda Bank and Pestech Cambodia. 
• Meanwhile, the rest two stocks on the main board stayed flat. 
• Over the growth board, JS Land was up 0.36 or 10 riel to 2,800 riel per share, while DBD Engineering stayed flat. 
   
• Grand Twins International recorded the highest trade value of the day, with a single transaction worth over 902.7 million riel executed via the Negotiated Trading Method.
• The company also posted the second-highest trade volume under the Auction Trading Method (ATM), with 22,364 shares exchanged for a total value of 182.5 million riel approximately US $45,400 US dollars. 
• Meanwhile, ACLEDA Bank led in trade volume on the ATM, with 26,272 shares changing hands at a total value of 181.7 million riel or about US $45,200 US dollars. 
   
• In other market news, Cambodia’s major telecom providers – Cellcard, Smart Axiata and Metfone – have announced the rerouting of their international IP transit routes in response to escalating tensions along the Cambodia-Thailand border. The move, officially communicated on June 13, 2025, is part of a broader national push toward digital sovereignty and infrastructure resilience.
• The rerouting efforts follow Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s order to strengthen the country’s digital independence and reduce reliance on foreign connectivity routes. While necessary, the transition may cause temporary internet disruptions for users across mobile, home, and enterprise services.
   
• Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel strengthened to 4,010 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was down to 98.24. 
   
• Looking at global commodities,  Oil prices jumped more than 7% on Friday, trading near multi-month highs after Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran, sparking Iranian retaliation and raising worries about disrupted oil supplies.
• Brent crude futures jumped $5.1, or around 7.4%, to $74.46 a barrel (by 0843 GMT) after hitting an intraday high of $78.50, the highest since January 27.
• U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up $5.1, or 7.5%, at $73.15 a barrel after hitting a high of $77.62, its highest level since January 21.
• Gold prices rose to a near two-month high on Friday, driven by safe-haven demand as geopolitical tensions escalated in the Middle East following Israel's wide scale strikes on Iran.
• Spot gold was up 1% at $3,417.59 an ounce, (as of 0803 GMT,) after hitting its highest point since April 22 earlier in the session. Bullion has gained more than 3.2% so far this week.
• U.S. gold futures gained 1% to $3,438.00.
   
• The Middle East was thrust into renewed conflict after Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders and that this was the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon.
• U.S. stock futures fell early Friday after Israel launched an airstrike attack on Iran.
• At the time of Cambodia’s market closing, Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 504 points, or 1.17%. 
• S&P 500 futures dropped roughly 1.25%, while Nasdaq 100 futures lost 1.35%.

Watch the 13 June 2025 market update in Khmer below: