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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 21 March 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index remained unchanged at 413.02.
- Total trade volume was up 55,730 shares changing hands at a total value of 338 million riel or over $84,500 US dollars.
- On the main board, three stocks were up. Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority led the market, up 0.31% or 20 riel to 6,380 riel per share, followed by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which was up 0.17% or 20 riel to 11,920 riel per share. Phnom Penh Autonomous Port was also up 20 riel to 14,100 riel per share.
- On the downside, Grand Twins International was the biggest loser of the day, down 0.99% or 60 riel to 5,980 riel per share, followed by Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, which was down 0.90% or 20 riel to 2,190 riel per share.
- Over on the growth board. DBD Engineering was up 0.96% or 20 riel to 2,110 riel per share, while JS Land stayed flat at 3,060 riel per share.
- Acleda Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 31,924 shares changing hands at a total value of 233.5 million riel or over $58,300 US dollars, about 57% of Friday’s trade volume.
- Grand Twins International recorded the second highest volume of the day with 8,948 shares changing hands at a total value of 53 million riel or over $13,000 US dollars, which was 16% of the trade volume on March 21st.
- Exchange rate, the KHR to USD strengthened slightly to 4,005 riel per USD, while the USD index was up to 104.3.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices rose on Friday and were heading for a second consecutive weekly gain as fresh U.S. sanctions on Iran and the latest output plan from the OPEC+ producer group raised expectations of tighter supply.
- Brent crude futures were up 12 cents, or 0.2%, at $72.12 US dollars a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 15 cents, also 0.2%, to $68.22 US dollars. (0850 GMT)
- On a weekly basis, both Brent and WTI were on track for gains of more than 1%, their biggest since the first week of the year.
- Gold prices retreated as the dollar firmed and investors booked profits after bullion hit three successive all-time peaks this week, buoyed by safe-haven demand amid trade war concerns and hopes of a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve later this year.
- Spot gold was down 0.4% to $3,033.36 US dollars an ounce. U.S. gold futures eased 0.1% to $3,039.60 US dollars. (0848 GMT.)
- Bullion was on track for a third straight weekly gain, having added 1.6% so far this week. It hit an all-time high of $3,057.21 US dollars per ounce on Thursday.
- U.S. stock futures fell Friday morning as the S&P 500 tries to snap a 4-week losing streak caused by trade policy turmoil, recession fears and a rollover in megacap technology shares.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Futures tied to the S&P 500 were down by 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 136 points, or 0.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.4%.
Watch the 21 March 2025 market update in Khmer below: