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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 21 April 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 1.15 points or 0.28% to 408.59.
- Total trade volume was up to 75,945 shares changing hands at a total value of 342.9 million riel or over $85,400 US dollars.
- On the main board, five stocks were up, and three were down. Leading the market for today was Pestech Cambodia, up 2.33% or 60 riel to 2,630 riel per share, followed by Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, up 0.71% or 100 riel to 14,100 riel per share.
- Other stocks were also up include Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Acleda bank and CAMGSM.
- On the downside, the biggest loser of the day was MJQ Education, dropping 0.47% or 10 riel to 2,110 riel per share, followed by Grand Twins International, dropping 0.31% or 20 riel to 6,480 riel per share, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port also down 20 riel to 11,860 riel per share. Meanwhile, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ remained flat.
- Over the growth board, both stocks were up. JS Land up 3.19% or 100 riel to 3,230 riel per share, and DBD Engineering up 0.48% or 10 riel to 2,100 per share.
- Grand Twins International recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 26,138 shares changing hands at the total value of 167.2 million riel or over $41,600 US dollars, or about 34% of Monday’s trade volume.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 19,339 shares changing hands at the total value of 40.6 million riel or over $10,000 US dollars, approximately 25% of April 21st’s trade volume.
- In other business-related news,The Kampot International Tourism Port, a public-private partnership investment project, was officially launched on April 21, 2025, by Prime Minister Hun Manet, following a three-month trial operation. The new port will connect tourists to major Cambodian islands, as well as Vietnam and Thailand. The four-hectare port is located in Tuek Chou district, five kilometers from Kampot city, and was built with a USD 10 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as part of its Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project, along with additional funding from the Cambodian government. The Kampot International Tourism Port began construction in 2018 and was fully completed in June 2022.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the KHR to USD strengthened to 4,003 riel per USD, while the USD index was further down to 97.98.
- Oil prices fell 1.5% on Monday on signs of progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran while investors remained concerned about economic headwinds from tariffs which could curb demand for fuel.
- Brent crude futures slipped $1.15, or 1.7%, to $66.81 a barrel (by 0830 GMT) after closing up 3.2% on Thursday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $63.58 a barrel, down $1.10, or 1.7%, after settling up 3.54% in the previous session. Thursday was the last settlement day last week because of the Good Friday holiday.
- Gold prices surged to a record high on Monday, spurred by concerns over global economic growth due to the spiraling Sino-U.S. trade war, with a weaker dollar further boosting the rally
- Spot gold had advanced 1.7% to $3,383.87 an ounce (as of 0246 GMT) after hitting a record high of $3,384 earlier in the session.
- U.S. gold futures firmed 2% to $3,396.10. The dollar index hit a three-year low, making gold more attractive for other currency holders.
- Stock futures fell on Monday morning following yet another negative trading week for Wall Street.
- At the time of Cambodia's market closing, S&P 500 futures pulled back 0.79%, while also Nasdaq-100 futures dropped 0.82%.
- Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average also tumbled 318 points, or 0.81%.
Watch the 21 April 2025 market update in Khmer below: