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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 28 May 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 0.2 points, or 0.05%, closing at 406.27.
- Total trade volume was up with 126,499 shares changing hands for a total value of 499 million riel, or over $12,4000 US dollars.
- On the main board, two stocks were up. Leading the market today was Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, which rose 1.94% or 260 riel to 13,640 riel per share, followed by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which surged 0.50% or 60 riel to 11,980 riel per share.
- Four stocks were down, the biggest loser of the day was Grand Twins International, dropping 1.22% or 100 riel to 8,100 riel per share, followed Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, down 0.93% or 20 riel to 2,130 riel per share. Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority and Acleda Bank were also down. The remaining three stocks on the board remained flat.
- Over the growth board, JS Land was up 1.14% or 30 riel to 2,670 riel per share, while DBD Engineering remained flat.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 72,771 shares changing hands at a total value of 153 million riel or over $38,000 US dollars, accounting for about 57.5% of Wednesday’s trade volume.
- Grand Twins International recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 24,251 shares changing hands at a total value of 194.9 million riel or over $48,000 US dollars, approximately 19% May 28th’s trade volume.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the KHR to USD was stable at 4,003 riel per USD, while the USD index rose to 99.53
- Looking at global commodities, Oil prices held steady on Wednesday after the U.S. barred Chevron from exporting crude from Venezuela, but an expected decision from OPEC+ later this week to increase production in July capped gains.
- Brent crude futures was up 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $64.15 a barrel (by 0852 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 8 cents, or around 0.2%, at $60.99 a barrel.
- The Trump administration has issued a new authorisation for U.S.-major Chevron that would allow it to keep assets in Venezuela but not export oil or expand activities, according to Reuters.
- Gold firmed on Wednesday as investors bought the dip after prices declined in the previous session, while markets awaited minutes of the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting and economic data for insights on the U.S. interest rate outlook.
- Spot gold was up 0.6% to $3,320.58 an ounce, (as of 0853 GMT.) Bullion fell below the $3,300 level and hit a low of $3,285.19 in the previous session.
- U.S. gold futures rose 0.6% to $3,319.50.
- U.S. stock futures fell slightly on Wednesday, a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped a four-day losing streak. Investors also awaited the release of Nvidia’s latest quarterly figures.
- At the time of Cambodia’s market closing, Dow futures slipped by 68 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.1% along with Nasdaq 100 futures
Watch the 28 May 2025 market update in Khmer below: