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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 14 March 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 1.11 points, or 0.27%, to 412.28.
- Total trade volume was up with 40,216 shares changing hands at a total value of 270.49 million riel, or over $67,400 US dollars.
- On the main board, three stocks were up. Leading the market was Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, up 0.46% or 10 riel to 2,190 riel per share, followed by Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, which was up 0.43% or 60 riel to 14,040 riel per share. Pestech Cambodia was also up 10 riel to 2,530 riel per share.
- On the downside, the biggest loser of the day was CAMGSM, which dropped 0.41% or 10 riel to 2,430 riel per share, followed by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which was down 0.34% or 40 riel to 11,860 riel per share. Acleda Bank and Grand Twins International were also down.
- Over on the growth board, JS Land was down 0.33% or 10 riel to 3,050 riel per share while DBD Engineering again stayed flat at 2,100 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 13,373 shares changing hands at a total value of 97.8 million riel, or over $24,000 US dollars, which was 33% of Friday's trade volume.
- CAMGSM recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 8,145 shares changing hands at a total value of 19.7 million riel or close to $5,000 US dollars, approximately 20% of March 14th’s trade volume.
- Exchange rate, the KHR to USD was strengthened to 4,007 riel per USD, while the USD index was slightly up to 103.98.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices rebounded on Friday to recover some of their losses of more than 1% in the previous session, partly due to the diminishing prospects of a quick end to the Ukraine war that could bring back more Russian energy supplies.
- Brent crude futures rose 64 cents, or 0.9%, to $70.52 US dollars a barrel after settling 1.5% lower in the previous session. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $67.26 US dollars a barrel, up 71 cents, or 1.1%, after closing down 1.7% on Thursday. (0748 GMT)
- Safe-haven gold surged to a record high on Friday, trading close to the key $3,000 mark, propelled by ongoing trade war fears and expectations of a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
- Spot gold was flat at $2,990.54 US dollars an ounce. Earlier in the session, safe-haven bullion hit a record high of $2,993.80 US dollars. U.S. gold futures rose 0.4% to $3,004.20 US dollars. (0847 GMT)
- The bullion scaled 13 all-time highs so far this year and is on track for a second straight week of gains.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, S&P 500 futures rose early Friday following a losing session that dragged the benchmark into correction territory. Futures tied to the broad index added 0.56%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.79%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 147 points, or 0.35%.
Watch the 14 March 2025 market update in Khmer below: