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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 31 July 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 1.59 points or 0.39% and closed at 405.95.
- Total trade volume was up, with 41,937 shares changing hands at a total value of 241.8 million riel or over $60,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, four stocks were up. Leading the market was Grand Twins International, up 2.17% or 140 riel to 6,600 riel per share, followed by ACLEDA Bank, which rose 0.58% or 40 riel to 6,900 riel per share. Sihanoukville Autonomous Port and CAMGSM were also up.
- On the downside, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority was the one stock that saw a decline, dropping 0.32% or 20 riel to 6,180 riel per share.
- Meanwhile, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, Pestech Cambodia, and MJQ Education remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, JS Land dropped 0.36% or 10 riel to 2,780 riel per share, while DBD Engineering stayed flat at 2,010 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank once again recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 24,903 shares changing hands, at a total value of 171 million riel or over $42,000 US dollars, approximately 59% of Thursday’s total trade volume.
- Grand Twins International recorded a distant second-highest trade volume of the day with 4,609 shares changing hands, at a total value of 30 million riel or over $7,500 US dollars, about 11% of July 31st’s trade volume.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD slightly weakened to 4,006 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was up to 99.75.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices were little changed on Thursday as investors weighed the supply risks from U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a swift resolution to the war in Ukraine through more tariffs, while a surprise build in U.S. crude stocks weighed on prices.
- Brent crude futures for September, set to expire on Thursday, rose 4 cents, or 0.05%, to $73.28 US dollars a barrel.
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for September also rose 4 cents, or 0.06%, to $70.04 US dollars. (0812 GMT)
- Gold price rose more than 1%, moving away from the one-month low it touched in the previous session, as a pullback in the dollar and fresh U.S. tariff announcements lifted demand for the safe-haven asset.
- Spot gold was up 1.1% at $3,312.03 US dollars per ounce.
- Bullion had hit its lowest level since June 30th at $3,267.79 US dollars on Wednesday.
- U.S. gold futures gained 0.4% to $3,309 US dollars. (0612 GMT)
- S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures rose on Thursday morning following solid earnings reports from tech giants Microsoft and Meta Platforms.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, S&P 500 futures jumped 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 1.31%.
- Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 131 points, or 0.29%.
Watch the 31 July 2025 market update in Khmer below: