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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 18 September 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 0.32 points or 0.08% and closed at 403.64.
- Total trade volume was down with 24,338 shares changing hands at a total value of 104 million riel or over $25,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, only one stock was down, while the rest remained flat.
- ACLEDA Bank saw a decline of 0.29% or 20 riel to 6,780 riel per share.
- Over on the growth board, JS Land dropped 0.36% or 10 riel to 2,760 riel per share, while DBD Engineering remained flat at 2,030 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 8,963 shares changing hands, at a total value of 60.8 million riel or roughly $15,000 US dollars, approximately 37% of the total trade volume on Thursday.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 4,348 shares changing hands, at a total value of 8.9 million riel or 18% of the total trade volume on September 18th.
- 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 slightly up to 96.89.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices edged lower on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates and traders weighed the start of looser monetary policy against concerns about the U.S. economy.
- Brent crude futures declined 19 cents, or 0.28%, to $67.76 US dollars a barrel.
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures edged down 16 cents, or 0.25%, to $63.89 US dollars. (0909 GMT)
- Gold retreated further from the previous session's record high, pressured by an uptick in the dollar after the U.S. Federal Reserve adopted a measured tone on future easing following a widely expected 25 basis-point interest rate cut.
- Spot gold was down 0.1% at $3,657.21 US dollars per ounce.
- Prices hit a record high of $3,707.40 US dollars on Wednesday, before closing 0.8% down. U.S. gold futures for December delivery slipped 0.7% to $3,691.0 US dollars. (0801 GMT)
- The U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time this year rippled around the globe, driving up U.S. stock futures and indexes in Europe and Asia.
- The Fed’s latest projections suggested officials expect two more cuts in 2025, in line with market expectations. Decisions over future easing are expected to become more contentious, however, as policymakers weigh a weakening labor market against inflation concerns.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 277 points, or 0.6%, after the blue-chip index finished higher in Wednesday trading.
- Futures tied to the S&P 500 were rising 0.8% while Nasdaq 100 futures were up 1.0%, after those two indexes finished marginally lower in the previous session.
Watch the 18 September 2025 market update in Khmer below: