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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 30 April 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 1.91 points, or 0.47%, to 411.39.
- Total trade volume was up to 91,409 shares changing hands at a total value of 329 million riel, or over $82,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, five stocks were up. Leading the market was MJQ Education, up 2.82% or 60 riel to 2,190 riel per share, followed by Grand Twins International, which was up 2.31% or 160 riel to 7,100 riel per share. Other stocks also up were the Sihanoukville Autonomous, ACLEDA Bank and CAMGSM.
- On the downside, the biggest loser of the day was Pestech Cambodia, down 2.96% or 80 riel to 2,620 riel per share, followed by Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, which dropped 0.47% or 10 riel to 2,110 riel per share. The Phnom Penh Autonomous was also down 60 riel to 14,080 riel per share, while the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, JS Land was up 0.32% or 10 riel to 3,180 riel per share, while DBD Engineering remained flat.
- MJQ Education recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 53,359 shares changing hands at a total value of 116 million riel, or nearly $29,000 US dollars, approximately 58% of Wednesday’s total trade volume.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 16,470 shares changing hands at a total value of 117 million riel or over $29,200 US dollars, about 18% of April 30th’s trade volume.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the KHR to USD stayed flat at 4,003 riel per USD, while the USD index was slightly up to 99.37.
- Looking at global commodities, Oil prices extended declines on Wednesday and were set for their largest monthly drop in almost three and a half years as the global trade war eroded the outlook for fuel demand, while concerns over mounting supply also weighed.
- Brent crude futures fell $1.13 dollars, or 1.8%, to $63.12 US dollars per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped $1.11 dollars, or 1.8%, to $59.31 US dollars a barrel. (0813 GMT)
- Gold prices fell for the second straight session, hurt by a stronger dollar and signs of de-escalation in U.S.-Chinese trade tensions as investors looked forward to U.S. economic data due this week.
- Spot gold was down 1% at $3,382.78 US dollars an ounce. However, bullion was on track to log its fourth consecutive monthly gain, up 5.1% so far in April. U.S. gold futures slipped 1.2% to $3,292.30 US dollars. (0905 GMT)
- US stock futures pulled back on Wednesday as Wall Street braced for a busy day of Big Tech earnings and digested President Trump's latest move on tariffs.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures dropped 0.4%. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 slid 0.5%.
Watch the 30 April 2025 market update in Khmer below: