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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 29 April 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.2 points, or 0.05%, to 409.48.
- Total trade volume was down to 80,937 shares, with a total value of 368.9 million riel, or over $92,500 US dollars.
- On the main board, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority was up 1.00% or 140 riel to 14,140 riel per share, followed by CAMGSM, which was up 0.42% or 10 riel to 2,410 riel per share.
- On the downside, the biggest loser of the day was Pestech Cambodia, down 3.57% or 100 riel to 2,700 riel per share, followed by Grand Twins International, which dropped 1.98% or 140 riel to 6,940 riel per share. Other stocks down were Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ and the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port.
- Meanwhile, ACLEDA Bank, MJQ Education, and the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, JS Land dropped 0.63% or 20 riel to 3,170 riel per share, while DBD Engineering remained flat.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 22,678 shares changing hands at a total value of 160.5 million riel, or over $40,000 US dollars, approximately 28% of the total trade volume on Tuesday.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 18,612 shares changing hands at a total value of 39 million riel or over $9,800 US dollars, about 23% of April 29th’s trade volume.
- In other market news, the Cambodia Securities Exchange announced that ACLEDA SECURITIES PLC. was named the winner of the ‘Best Securities Broker Award’ for Q1 2025. The award winner was chosen based on five main criteria: total securities trading value of investors, number of new trading accounts, activities of promoting securities trading, and investor ratings.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the KHR to USD weakened slightly to 4,003 riel per USD, while the USD index was down to 99.24.
- Crude oil prices fell on Tuesday as investors lowered their demand growth expectations due to the trade war between the United States and China, the world's two biggest economies.
- Brent crude futures fell by 59 cents, or 0.9%, to $65.27 US dollars per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 49 cents, or 0.8%, to $61.56 US dollars a barrel. (0824 GMT)
- Gold prices dropped as softening trade tensions between the U.S. and its trading partners dulled the metal's safe-haven appeal, while investors awaited U.S. economic data to assess the Federal Reserve's policy path.
- Spot gold was down 0.8% at $3,314.65 US dollars an ounce. U.S. gold futures lost 0.7% to $3,324.20 US dollars. (0619 GMT)
- World stocks and the dollar edged up on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said it planned to reduce the impact of auto tariffs, a further sign of flexibility on a trade policy that has wreaked havoc on markets in April.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ticked up 96 points, or 0.25%.
- S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both moved up 0.17%.
- Those moves come after the S&P 500 eked out a gain of less than 0.1% on Monday, allowing the index to keep its winning streak alive.
- The Dow added about 0.3%, while the Nasdaq Composite ticked 0.1% lower.
Watch the 29 April 2025 market update in Khmer below: