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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 18 December 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.82 points or 0.19% to 422.53. Total trade volume was significantly up with 1,327,636 shares changing hands, at a total value of 6.4 billion riel or over $1.6 million US dollars.
- On the main board, six stocks were up. Leading the market was Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, up 2.98% or 420 riel to 14,500 riel per share, followed by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which rose 0.47% or 60 riel to 12,880 riel per share.
- Other stocks also up were Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Grand Twins International, ACLEDA Bank, and Pestech Cambodia.
- On the downside, MJQ Education dropped 0.50% or 10 riel to 1,990 riel per share, followed by Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, which was down 0.47% or 10 riel to 2,130 riel per share. The remaining stocks on the main board stayed flat.
- Over on the growth board, all three stocks were up. Picasso City Garden rose 3.40% or 160 riel to 4,860 riel per share, followed by JS Land, which was up 0.82% or 20 riel to 2,470 riel per share. DBD Engineering meanwhile rose 0.47% or 10 riel to 2,160 riel per share.
- Picasso City Garden recorded the highest trade volume of the day via the Negotiated Trading Method (NTM), with 5 transactions encompassing a total of 1,171,141 shares changing hands, at a total value of 5.6 billion riel, or over $1.4 million US dollars, about 88% of the total trade volume on Thursday.
- JS Land recorded the second highest trade volume of the day, also via the Negotiated Trading Method, with 68,360 shares changing hands, at a total value of 147.2 million riel, or close to $37,000 US dollars, approximately 5% of the total trade volume on December 18th.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD was stable at 4,010 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was slightly up to 98.55.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices rose on Thursday following reports that the U.S. was preparing new sanctions on Russian oil if Moscow does not agree to a Ukraine peace deal, as market participants assessed the supply risks posed by a blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers.
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 44 cents, or 0.79%, at $56.38 US dollars per barrel, paring some gains after initially rising more than a dollar after the market opened. Brent crude rose 42 cents or 0.7% to $60.10 US dollars per barrel. (0256 GMT)
Gold prices were broadly steady, supported by dovish U.S. Federal Reserve signals but restrained by a resilient dollar ahead of key U.S. inflation data this week, while silver hovered near record highs. - Spot gold fell 0.2% to $4,333.12 US dollars an ounce, after rising more than 1% late on Wednesday. U.S. gold futures also eased 0.2% to $4,363.60 US dollars. (0652 GMT)
- US stock futures leaned broadly higher on Thursday, eyeing a recovery from Wall Street's tech-fueled sell-off as investors waited for the latest reading on consumer inflation that could help set expectations for the path of interest rates.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, S&P 500 futures moved up 0.2%, while those on the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%, looking to rebound after Oracle-propelled AI trade worries spurred another bruising session for tech. Meanwhile, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures clung to the flatline.
Watch the 18 December 2025 market update in Khmer below: