20 February 2025 - Market Update - B2B Cambodia

This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 20 February 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.

Watch the video in English above.

• The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 0.34 points, or 0.08%, to 409.46. 
• Total trade volume was down with 26,192 shares changing hands at a total value of 143 million KHR, or about $35,700 US dollars.
• On the main board, two stocks were up. Leading the market was Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, up 1.56% or 220 KHR to 14,300 KHR per share, followed by ACLEDA Bank, which was up 0.28% or 20 KHR to 7,200 KHR per share.
• On the downside, six stocks were down. The biggest loser of the day was Pestech Cambodia, down 1.22% or 30 KHR to 2,430 KHR per share, followed by Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, which dropped 1.02% or 120 KHR to 11,700 KHR per share. Four other stocks on the main board were also down, while CAMGSM remained flat.
• Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was up 0.97% or 20 KHR to 2,080 KHR per share, while JS Land dropped 0.32% or 10 KHR to 3,070 KHR per share.
   
• ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 11,843 shares changing hands at a total value of 85 million KHR or over $21,000 US dollars, approximately 45% of Thursday's total trade volume.
• Grand Twins International recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 4,154 shares changing hands at a total value of 8.9 million KHR or about $2,200 US dollars, which was around 16% of the total trade volume on February 20th.
   
• Exchange rate, the KHR to USD stayed flat at 4,016 KHR per USD, while the USD index was down to 106.35.
   
• Looking at global commodities, oil prices were little changed on Thursday after rising to a near one-week high in the previous session, as an industry report showing a buildup in U.S. crude stockpiles pressured the market.
• Brent futures were down 15 cents at $75.89 US dollars a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 34 cents to $71.91 US dollars. (0916 GMT)
• U.S. crude stocks rose by 3.34 million barrels last week, market sources said, citing American Petroleum Institute figures on Wednesday.
• Gold prices rose to an all-time high to trade above the $2,950 dollar per ounce level on Thursday, as concerns U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats will unleash a global trade war drove investor appetite for the metal.
• Spot gold climbed 0.7% to $2,953.12 US dollars an ounce, after hitting $2,954.69 US dollars earlier in the session, its tenth record high this year. U.S. gold futures gained 1.2% to $2,970.7 US dollars. (0853 GMT)
   
• Stock futures moved lower early Thursday on the heels of the broad market index scoring a new all-time high and a closing record in the regular trading session.
• As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, futures tied to the S&P 500 fell 0.2% along with Nasdaq-100 futures. Meanwhile, futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 40 points, or 0.1%.

Watch the 20 February 2025 market update in Khmer below: