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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 18 July 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.17 points or 0.04% and closed at 404.93.
- Total trade volume was up with 46,827 shares changing hands at a total value of 227.8 million riel or over $57,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, ACLEDA Bank was the only stock up, rising 0.29% or 20 riel to 6,920 riel per share. On the other hand, only two stocks were down. MJQ Education led the losses, falling 0.50% or 10 riel to 1,990 riel, followed by Pestech Cambodia, which dropped 0.38% or 10 riel to 2,640 riel per share.
- The remaining six stocks on the main board—Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Grand Twins International, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, and CAMGSM—closed unchanged.
- Over on the growth board, both stocks were down. JS Land dropped 0.71% or 20 riel to 2,780 riel per share, while DBD Engineering declined 0.49% or 10 riel to 2,020 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank once again recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 17,612 shares changing hands at a total value of 121.5 million riel or over $30,000 US dollars, approximately 38% of Friday’s trade volume.
- MJQ Education recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 16,856 shares changing hands at a total value of 33.5 million riel or over $8,000 US dollars, about 36% of July 18th’s trade volume.
- 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 slightly down to 98.40.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices rose on Friday after the European Union agreed to new sanctions against Russia, also underpinned by supply concerns following drone attacks on northern Iraqi oilfields and tight market fundamentals.
- Brent crude futures climbed 62 cents, or 0.89%, to $70.14 US dollars a barrel.
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures advanced 64 cents, or 0.95%, to $68.18 US dollars a barrel. (0652 GMT)
- Gold prices traded flat and were headed for a weekly drop, weighed down by an overall stronger dollar and solid U.S. economic data, while platinum scaled to its highest level since August 2014.
- Spot gold held its ground at $3,339.20 US dollars per ounce.
- U.S. gold futures were flat at $3,344.60 US dollars.
- Bullion has declined 0.5% so far this week. (0640 GMT)
- U.S Stock futures inched higher early Friday after a batch of earnings and economic reports pushed the S&P 500 to a record close.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, S&P 500 futures added 0.24%, while Nasdaq 100 futures inched up 0.23%.
- Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 115 points, or 0.26%.
Watch the 18 July 2025 market update in Khmer below: