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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 19 May 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 1.21 points, or 0.3%, to 405.64.
- Total trade volume was down to 58,491 shares changing hands at a total value of 304 million riel, or over $75,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, two stocks were up. Leading the market today was Grand Twins International, up 5.41% or 400 riel to 7,800 riel per share, followed by Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, up 0.47% or 10 riel to 2,120 riel per share.
- On the downside, five stocks were down. The biggest loser of the day was Pestech Cambodia, dropping 6.81% or 190 riel to 2,600 riel per share, followed by Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, dropping 0.57% or 80 riel to 13,940 riel per share. Other stocks were also down, including Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, Acleda Bank, and CAMGSM.
- Meanwhile, MJQ Education and Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority remained flat.
- Over the growth board, JS Land up 5.88% or 160 riel to 2,880 riel per share, while DBD Engineering remained flat.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 16,280 shares changing hands at a total value of 112 million riel or over $28,000 US dollars, approximately 27.8% of Monday’s total trade volume.
- Grand Twins International recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 13,610 shares changing hands at a total value of 103 million riel or over $25,000 US dollars, equivalent to 23% of May 19th’s trade volume.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the KHR to USD remained stable at 4,002 riel per USD, while the USD index was slightly down to 100.22.
- Looking at global commodities, Oil slipped on Monday, weighed down by Moody's downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating and official data that showed slowing growth in China's industrial output and retail sales.
- Both developments raised concerns over the outlook for the world's two biggest economies and oil consumers a week after Beijing and Washington's agreement to roll back most tariffs on each other's goods pushed oil prices higher.
- Brent crude futures edged down 34 cents, or 0.5%, to $65.07 a barrel (by 0812 GMT) while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude slipped by 27 cents, or 0.4%, to $62.22. The nearby June WTI contract expires on Tuesday. Both contracts rose more than 1% last week.
- Gold prices rose more than 1% on Monday, helped by a weaker dollar and safe-haven demand after Moody's downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating amid lingering trade concerns.
- Spot gold was at $3,234.41 an ounce (at 0839 GMT), reversing the previous session's losses.
- U.S. gold futures gained 1.6% to $3,237.70.
- Stock futures fell early Monday as investors responded to Moody’s downgrade of the U.S.′ credit rating.
- At the time of Cambodia’s market closing, Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 337 points, or 0.79%.
- S&P 500 futures pulled back 0.97%, while Nasdaq 100 futures lost 1.19%.
Watch the 19 May 2025 market update in Khmer below: