2 September 2025 - Market Update - B2B Cambodia

This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 2 September 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.

Watch the video in English above.

• The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 0.81 ​points or 0.2% and closed at 405.41.
• Total trade volume was down with 35,881 shares changing hands at a total value of 156.6 million riel or over $39,000 US dollars.
• On the main board, only one stock was up. MJQ Education was up 0.50% or 10 riel to 2,000 riel per share. 
• On the downside, four stocks declined. The biggest loser of the day was Grand Twins International, down 0.56% or 40 riel to 7,120 riel per share, followed by CAMGSM, which dropped 0.41% or 10 riel to 2,450 riel per share. 
• Other stocks also down were Sihanoukville Autonomous Port and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port. The remaining four stocks on the main board stayed flat.
• Over on the growth board, both stocks were down. DBD Engineering dropped 0.49% or 10 riel to 2,030 riel per share, while JS Land was down 0.36% or 10 riel to 2,790 riel per share. 
   
• MJQ Education recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 13,872  shares changing hands, at a total value of 27.4 million riel or close to $7,000 US dollars, approximately 38% of the total trade volume on Tuesday. 
• ACLEDA Bank recorded the second-highest trade volume of the day with 6,583 shares changing hands, at a total value of 44.5 million riel or over $10,000 US dollars, about 13% of September 2nd’s trade volume.
   
• Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD weakened slightly to 4,009 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was up to 98.35. 
   
• Looking at global commodities, oil prices rose on Tuesday as concerns about supply disruptions grew amid an escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and as the market weighed whether upcoming U.S. jobs data would lead to interest rate cuts.
• Brent crude added $1.12 dollars, or 1.6%, to $69.27 US dollars a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $65.78 US dollars a barrel, up $1.77 dollars, or 2.77%. (0854 GMT)
• Gold prices scaled the $3,500 dollar per ounce level to hit a record high on Tuesday, as mounting expectations for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut this month lifted demand for the precious metal.
• Spot gold was steady at $3,475.33 US dollars per ounce, after hitting a record high of $3,508.50 US dollars earlier in the session. Bullion has gained 32% so far this year. U.S. gold futures for December delivery gained 1.2% to $3,557.80 US dollars. (0756 GMT)
   
• U.S. stock futures were lower Tuesday, with investors weighing the latest developments on the trade front to kick off a seasonally poor month for equities.
• As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 189 points, or 0.4%. 
• S&P 500 futures were lower by 0.5% and Nasdaq-100 futures lost 0.7%.

Watch the 2 September 2025 market update in Khmer below: