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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 23 October 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 1.29 points or 0.32% to 403.58. Total trade volume was down with 29,372 shares changing hands at a total value of 166 million riel or over $41,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, six stocks were up. Leading the market was MJQ Education, up 0.51% or 10 riel to 1,970 riel per share, followed by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, up 0.50% or 60 riel to 12,160 riel per share.
- Other stocks also up were Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, ACLEDA Bank, and CAMGSM.
- On the other hand, two stocks were down. The biggest loser of the day was Pestech Cambodia, down 1.96% or 50 riel to 2,500 riel per share, followed by Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, which dropped 0.30% or 40 riel to 13,480 riel per share. Meanwhile, Grand Twins International stayed flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was up 1.00% or 20 riel to 2,020 riel per share, while JS Land dropped 0.37% or 10 riel to 2,690 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 15,425 shares changing hands, at a total value of 104 million riel or close to $26,000 US dollars, about 52.5% of the total trade volume on Thursday.
- Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 5,539 shares changing hands, at a total value of 34 million riel or over $8,000 US dollars, about 19% of the total trade volume on October 23.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD strengthened slightly to 4,031 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was up to 99.05.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices rose by more than 4% on Thursday, extending gains from the previous session, after the U.S. imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over the Ukraine war.
- Brent crude futures were up $2.71 dollars, or 4.3%, at $65.30 US dollars a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $2.56 dollars, or 4.4%, at $61.06 US dollars. (at 0841 GMT)
- Gold prices rose as U.S. sanctions against Russia and possible new export controls on China added to geopolitical risks, buoying demand for safe-haven assets.
- Spot gold was up 0.6% at $4,119.49 US dollars per ounce. Bullion fell to a near two-week low in the previous session. U.S. gold futures for December delivery climbed 1.8% to $4,136.0 US dollars per ounce. (as of 0927 GMT)
- US stocks slid on Wednesday as investors fielded the latest wave of earnings in a busy day highlighted by Tesla and IBM, while assets like crypto and gold continued to struggle in a broad unwind of recent momentum trades.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7%, or over 300 points, while the S&P 500 lost around 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led losses, down around 1%.
Watch the 23 October 2025 market update in Khmer below: