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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 2 May 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 0.79 points, or 0.19%, to 410.6.
- Total trade volume, however, was up to 201,184 shares changing hands at a total value of 1.2 billion riel, or over $302,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, two stocks were up, while six were down. Leading the market was ACLEDA Bank, up 0.56% or 40 riel to 7,160 riel per share, followed by Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, which was up 0.14% or 20 riel to 14,100 riel per share.
- On the downside, the biggest loser of the day was once again Pestech Cambodia, down 2.67% or 70 riel to 2,550 riel per share, followed by MJQ Education, which dropped 1.37% or 30 riel to 2,160 riel per share. Other stocks down were CAMGSM, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Grand Twins International and Sihanoukville Autonomous Port.
- Meanwhile, only one stock, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was down 0.48% or 10 riel to 2,090 riel per share, while JS Land fell 0.94% or 30 riel to 3,150 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 117,121 shares changing hands at a total value of 839.3 million riel, or over $209,000 US dollars, approximately 58% of Friday’s total trade volume.
- MJQ Education recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 34,982 shares changing hands at a total value of 75.5 million riel or close to $18,900 US dollars, about 17% of May 2nd’s trade volume.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the KHR to USD strengthened slightly to 4,002 riel per USD, while the USD index was slightly up from our last report to 99.71.
- Looking at global commodities, Oil prices fell on Friday as traders squared positions ahead of an OPEC+ meeting and amid some scepticism about a potential de-escalation of the trade dispute between China and the United States.
- Brent crude futures were down 42 cents, or 0.7%, to $61.71 US dollars a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 46 cents, or 0.8%, to $58.78 US dollars a barrel. (0922 GMT)
- Gold rose on bargain-hunting ahead of U.S. non-farm payrolls report, after prices touched a two-week low in the previous session, but signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions kept the safe-haven metal on track for its second weekly fall.
- Spot gold was up 0.5% to $3,255.60 US dollars an ounce. Bullion has lost 1.8% so far this week.
- U.S. gold futures rose 1.3% to $3,263.90 US dollars. (0815 GMT)
- S&P 500 futures rose early Friday as investors cheered China’s announcement that it is evaluating the possibility of starting trade negotiations with the U.S.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Futures tied to the broad-based index added 0.42%.
- Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.47% or 191 points while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.26%.
Watch the 2 May 2025 market update in Khmer below: