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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 4 August 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 0.32 points or 0.08% closing at 405.1.
- Total trade volume was down, with 60,531 shares changing hands at a total value of 276 million riel or close to $70,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, two stocks were up. Leading the market was Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, up 0.50% or 60 riel to 12,160 riel per share, followed by CAMGSM, up 0.41% or 10 riel to 2,440 riel per share.
- On the other hand, four stocks were down. The biggest loser of the day was Pestech Cambodia, which dropped 1.87% or 50 riel to 2,620 riel per share, followed by ACLEDA Bank, down 0.87% or 60 riel to 6,840 riel per share. The other two stocks down were Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port.
- Meanwhile, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, Grand Twins International and MJQ Education remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, JS Land dropped 0.72% or 20 riel to 2,760 riel per share, while DBD Engineering remained flat at 2,010 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 21,303 shares changing hands at a total value of 146 million riel or close to $37,000 US dollars, approximately 35% of Monday’s trade volume.
- MJQ Education recorded the second-highest trade volume of the day with 14,284 shares changing hands at a total value of 28 million riel or $7,000 US dollars, about 23% of August 4th’s trade volume.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD remained unchanged at 4,007 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was down to 98.93.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices edged higher on Monday, paring earlier losses, as traders expect the market to absorb another large output hike by OPEC+ in September, while worries about disruptions to Russian oil shipments to major importer India also provided support.
- Brent crude futures climbed 11 cents, or 0.16%, to $69.78 US dollars a barrel, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $67.52 US dollars a barrel, up 19 cents, or 0.28%. Both contracts closed about $2 dollars a barrel lower on Friday. (0647 GMT)
- Gold edged lower as investors booked profits after a sharp rise in the previous session after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data boosted hopes for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September.
- Spot gold lost 0.1% to $3,361.32 US dollars per ounce. Bullion rose more than 2% on Friday.
- However, U.S. gold futures gained 0.4% to $3,414.20 US dollars. (0655 GMT)
- Stock futures climbed early Monday even as investors remained on edge over the Trump administration's new round of tariffs, heightening worries about rising inflation and an economic slowdown.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures moved up 0.55% and 0.62% respectively.
- Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 230 points, or 0.53%.
Watch the 4 August 2025 market update in Khmer below: