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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 20 January 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 1.68 points, or 0.41% to 410.28.
- Total trade volume was up with 115,486 shares changing hands at a total value of over 642 million KHR or approximately $159,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, five stocks were up. Leading the market was Grand Twins International, up
3.08% or 160 KHR to 5,360 KHR per share, followed by Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, which was up 1.61% or 220 KHR to 13,920 KHR per share. Other stocks up were Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, CAMGSM and ACLEDA Bank. - On the downside, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority dropped 0.32% or 20 KHR to 6,320 KHR per share, followed by the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which was down 0.17% or 20 KHR to 11,640 KHR per share. Meanwhile, Pestech Cambodia and MJQ Education stayed flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was up 0.98% or 20 KHR to 2,060 KHR per share, while JS Land dropped 0.31% or £10 riel to £3,210 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 65,188 shares changing hands at a total value of 479.6 million KHR or over $118,000 US dollars, making up 56% of total shares traded on Monday.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 19,527 shares changing hands at a total value of 41 million KHR or $10,000 US dollars, which is roughly 17% of total shares traded on January 20th.
- Exchange rate, the KHR to USD weakened to 4,029 riel per USD, while the USD index remained unchanged from our Friday report at 109.09.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices fell on Monday as expectations of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump relaxing curbs on Russia's energy sector in exchange for a deal to end the Ukraine war offset concern of supply disruption from harsher sanctions.
- Brent crude futures dropped 28 cents, or 0.35%, to $80.51 US dollars a barrel after closing down 0.62% in the previous session.
- Gold firmed on Monday on a softer dollar as investors awaited Donald Trump's inauguration speech later in the day for insights into his policies that are expected to provide clarity on the inflation outlook and U.S. Federal Reserve's future rate decisions.
- Spot gold was up 0.3% at $2,711.29 US dollars per ounce, after falling 0.5% earlier in the day. U.S. gold futures added 0.1% to $2,752.40 US dollars.
- U.S. markets were closed Monday for Martin Lurther King Jr. Day. Asian shares advanced early Monday and bitcoin surged to a record high ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, as high as $109,134 US dollars.
Watch the 20 January 2025 market update in Khmer below: