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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 16 October 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 0.6 points or 0.15% and closed at 403.46. Total trade volume was up with 64,379 shares changing hands, at a total value of 331 million riel or over $82,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, two stocks were up. Leading the market was Pestech Cambodia, up
3.92% or 100 riel to 2,650 riel per share, followed by Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, which rose 0.33% or 20 riel to 6,160 riel per share. - On the other hand, three stocks were down. The biggest loser of the day was Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, dropping 0.49% or 60 riel to 12,080 riel per share, followed by CAMGSM, which was down 0.41% or 10 riel to 2,430 riel per share. Phnom Penh Autonomous was also down 20 riel to 13,500 riel per share.
- Meanwhile, the four remaining stocks on the main board stayed flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering rose 1.00% or 20 riel to 2,030 riel per share, while JS Land dropped 2.21% or 60 riel to 2,650 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 27,889 shares changing hands, at a total value of 188.7 million riel or over $47,000 US dollars, approximately 43% of the total trade volume on Thursday.
- CAMGSM recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 8,194 shares changing hands, at a total value of 19.9 million riel or nearly $5,000 US dollars, about 13% of the total trade volume on October 16th.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD was stable at 4,023 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was down to 98.59
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices rose around 1% on Thursday after the U.S. President said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had pledged his country would stop buying oil from Russia, a move that could drain supply elsewhere.
- Brent crude futures rose 56 cents, or 0.9%, to $62.47 US dollars a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures climbed 58 cents, or 1%, to $58.85 US dollars. (0655 GMT)
- Gold extended its rally to a fresh record high on Thursday, as investors turned to the safe-haven asset due to U.S.-China trade tensions and the U.S. government shutdown, with prospects of interest rate cuts further boosting demand.
Spot gold was up 0.6% at $4,233.39 US dollars per ounce. Earlier in the session, bullion touched a record high of $4,241.77 US dollars, climbing for a fifth consecutive session. U.S. gold futures for December delivery were up 1.1% at $4,247.10 US dollars. (0810 GMT) - US stock futures rose slightly early Thursday as investors weighed promising corporate earnings against concerns about an escalating US-China trade war.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures nudged up 0.1%, while those on the S&P 500 put on roughly 0.2%. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, moved up 0.3%, on the heels of a choppy but broadly winning day for stocks on Wall Street.
Watch the 16 October 2025 market update in Khmer below: