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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 17 September 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.41 points or 0.1% and closed at 403.96.
- Total trade volume was up with 72,536 shares changing hands at a total value of 447 million riel or over $112,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, two stocks were up. Leading the market was MJQ Education, up 0.51% or 10 riel to 1,990 riel per share, followed by ACLEDA Bank, which rose 0.29% or 20 riel to 6,800 riel per share.
- Only one stock was down; Grand Twins International dropped 0.28% or 20 riel to 7,060 riel per share. Meanwhile, the remaining six stocks on the main board stayed flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was up 0.50% or 10 riel to 2,030 riel per share, while JS Land was down 0.36% or 10 riel to 2,770 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 58,550 shares changing hands, at a total value of 396.6 million riel or over $99,000 US dollars, approximately 81% of the total trade volume on Wednesday.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded a distant second highest trade volume of the day with 3,291 shares changing hands, at a total value of 6.7 million riel or close to $1,700 US dollars, about 4.5% of the total trade volume on September 17th.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD remained stable at 4,007 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was down to 96.77.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices eased on Wednesday, after rising more than 1% in the previous session, though ongoing geopolitical jitters provided a floor for the market, with traders eyeing an expected interest rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve later in the day.
- Brent crude futures were down 41 cents, or 0.6%, to $68.06 US dollars a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 37 cents, also around 0.6%, to $64.15 US dollars a barrel. (0939 GMT)
- Gold retreated from a record-high level touched in the previous session, as investors locked in profits and a firmer dollar weighed on prices ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision later in the day.
- Spot gold was down 0.7% at $3,663.93 US dollars per ounce, after hitting a record high of $3,702.95 US dollars on Tuesday.
- U.S. gold futures for December delivery also dropped 0.7% to $3,700.10 US dollars. (0905 GMT)
- U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors held back on big bets while awaiting an announcement after the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day meeting to assess the monetary policy path.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.05%.
- The S&P 500 was up 0.02%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 hovered along the flatline.
Watch the 17 September 2025 market update in Khmer below: