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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 19 December 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 3.39 points or 0.8% to 419.14. Total trade volume was down with 123,040 shares changing hands, at a total value of 559.5 million riel, or $139,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, only one stock was up. MJQ Education gained 0.50% or 10 riel to 2,000 riel per share.
- On the downside, the biggest loser of the day was CAMGSM, dropping 1.59% or 40 riel to 2,470 riel per share, followed by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which was down 0.93% or 120 riel to 12,760 riel per share. Other stocks also down were Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, Grand Twins International, and Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority.
- Meanwhile, ACLEDA Bank and Pestech Cambodia remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, two stocks were down. Picasso City Garden dropped 0.41% or 20 riel to 4,840 riel per share, followed by JS Land, which was down 0.40% or 10 riel to 2,460 riel per share. DBD Engineering meanwhile stayed flat at 2,160 riel per share.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 31,999 shares changing hands, at a total value of 67.8 million riel, or close to $17,000 US dollars, about 26% of the total trade volume on Friday.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 26,875 shares changing hands, at a total value of 195.6 million riel, or nearly $49,000 US dollars, approximately 22% of the total trade volume on December 19th.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD weakened to 4,013 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was up to 98.66.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices fell on Friday and were poised for a second straight weekly decline as a potential supply glut and prospects of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal offset concern over disruptions from a blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers.
- Brent crude futures lost 17 cents, or 0.28%, to $59.65 US dollars a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 31 cents, or 0.55%, at $55.84 US dollars. On a weekly basis, the Brent and WTI benchmarks were down 2.4% and 2.8% respectively. (0915 GMT)
- Gold prices edged lower, pressured by a stronger dollar and year-end investor positioning, but were poised to end the week higher as softer U.S. inflation data boosted bets of interest rate cuts.
Spot gold fell 0.1% to $4,326.29 US dollars an ounce, but was set to log a weekly gain of 0.6%, having climbed back to near record highs hit in October. U.S. gold futures fell 0.2% to $4,354.80 US dollars. (0935 GMT) - US stock futures stayed in the green on Friday after snapping a recent losing streak, as signs of cooling inflation and waning AI worries buoyed Wall Street optimism toward the tail end of a topsy-turvy week.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%, and contracts on the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%, looking to build on Thursday's roaring rally. Meanwhile, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures hovered above the flatline.
Watch the 19 December 2025 market update in Khmer below: