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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 1 April 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 3.19 points or 0.78% to 407.45.
- Total trade volume was up to 140,516 shares changing hands at a total value of 844.6 million riel or over $211,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, not a single stock was up, while 7 stocks were down and 2 were flat.
- The biggest loser of the day was Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, which fell 1.82% or 40 riel to 2,160 riel per share, followed by Acleda Bank, down 1.68% or 120 riel to 7,020 riel per share.
- Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Grand Twins International, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, MJQ Education and CAMGSM were also down. Meanwhile, Pestech Cambodia and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, both stocks were down. DBD Engineering dropped 0.48% or 10 riel to 2,080 riel per share and JS LAnd dropped 0.93% or 30 riel to 3,180 riel per share.
- Acleda Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 91,195 shares trading hands at a total value of 641 million riel or over $160,000 US dollars, about 65% of Tuesday’s trade volume.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 18,882 shares changing hands at a total value of over 41 million riel or over $10,200 US dollars, approximately 13% of the total trade volume on April 1st.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the KHR to USD was stable at 4,000 riel per USD, while the USD index was up to 104.22.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices steadied near five-week highs on Tuesday as threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose secondary tariffs on Russian crude and attack Iran countered worries about the impact of a trade war on global growth.
- Brent futures were up 9 cents, or 0.1%, at $74.86 US dollars a barrel, after rising to above $75 dollars a barrel earlier in the session. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $71.56 US dollars. (0926 GMT)
- Gold's record run extended to another all-time high on Tuesday, buoyed by safe-haven demand as investors brace for U.S. President Donald Trump's planned announcement on reciprocal tariffs. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $3,131.56 US dollars an ounce, after hitting a record high of $3,148.88 US dollars earlier.
- U.S. gold futures were 0.3% higher at $3,159.10 US dollars. (0914 GMT)
- U.S. stock futures were little changed Tuesday as the market awaited clarity from President Donald Trump regarding his tariff policy rollout.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 50 points, or 0.1%.
- S&P 500 futures were flat, while Nasdaq-100 futures climbed 0.2%.
Watch the 1 April 2025 market update in Khmer below: