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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 8 July 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 0.57 points, or 0.14%, and closed at 404.66.
- Total trade volume was down, with 76,215 shares changing hands at a total value of 289 million riel, or over US $72,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, three stocks were up. Leading the market today was Grand Twins International, up 3.75% or 220 riel to 6,080 riel per share, followed by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, up 0.50% or 60 riel to 12,020 riel per share, and Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority was also up 20 riel to 6,560 riel per share.
- On the downside, five stocks declined. The biggest loser of the day was Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, dropping 0.47% or 10 riel to 2,100 riel per share, followed by Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, dropping 0.44% or 60 riel to 13,500 riel per share. Other stocks were also down, including ACLEDA Bank, Pestech Cambodia and CAMGSM. Meanwhile, MJQ Education stayed flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering stayed flat at 2,040 riel, while JS Land was down 0.71% or 20 riel to 2,800 riel.
- MJQ Education recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 35,761 shares changing hands at a total value of 70.9 million riel or about $17,700 US dollars, approximately 47% of Tuesday’s trade volume.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 12,931 shares changing hands at a total value of 89.2 million riel or over $22,000 US dollars, about 17% of July 8th’s trade volume.
- In other market news, U.S. President Donald Trump sent an official tariff letter to Prime Minister Hun Manet on July 7, 2025, announcing the newly reduced tariff rate of 36% to be imposed on all Cambodian goods exported to the United States, starting August 1st. This new rate is down from the 49% tariff initially revealed by Trump back on April 2nd. Since Monday, President Trump has been sending out letters to trade partners to inform them of the official ‘reciprocal’ tariff rates to be imposed by the United States, a handful of which have been updated since Trump’s original April 2nd announcement, as a result of immediate trade negotiations. ‘Reciprocal’ tariffs were due to originally come into effect on July 9th, following a 90-day tariff pause, however, Trump has now extended the date of effect to August 1st. Other countries in the Asia-Pacific region that have thus far received letters from Trump include South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Kazakhstan. Both Cambodia and Thailand were hit with 36% tariffs, while Laos and Myanmar got 40%, and Vietnam received the most favourable rate of 20%.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD strengthened slightly to 4,015 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was down to 97.31.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices retreated on Tuesday, having climbed almost 2% in the previous session, as investors assessed the latest developments on U.S. tariffs and a higher than expected increase to OPEC+ output for August. Brent crude futures fell 23 cents, or 0.3%, to $69.35 US dollars a barrel.
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude lost 33 cents, or about 0.5%, to $67.60 US dollars.
- (0906 GMT) Gold prices eased weighed by higher U.S. Treasury yields as U.S. President Donald Trump's announced new tariff proposals on trading partners, including Japan and South Korea.
- Spot gold was down 0.3% to $3,324.19 US dollars per ounce.
- U.S. gold futures fell 0.3% to $3,333.60 US dollars (0905 GMT).
- Stock futures were flat early Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new duties on 14 countries, and extended the “reciprocal” tariff deadline to August 1st.
- Dow Jones Industrial Average futures declined by 5 points, or 0.01%.
- S&P 500 futures ticked up 0.08%, and Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.21%.
Watch the 8 July 2025 market update in Khmer below: