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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 20 May 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 1.62 points, or 0.4%, to 407.26.
- Total trade volume was up to 154,264 shares changing hands at a total value of 919 million riel, or over $228,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, three stocks were up. Leading the market today was Pestech Cambodia, up 7.31% or 190 riel to 2,790 riel per share, followed by Grand Twins International, up 2.82% or 220 riel to 8,020 riel per share. Acleda Bank was also up 60 riel to 6,960 riel per share.
- On the downside, two stocks were down. The biggest loser of the day was Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, down 0.51% or 60 riel to 11,800 riel per share, followed by Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, dropping 0.14% or 20 riel to 13,920 riel per share. And the other four stocks on the board remained flat.
- Over the growth board, JS Land dropped 1.74% or 50 riel to 2,830 riel per share, while DBD Engineering remained flat.
- Acleda Bank replaced MJQ Education as the most traded company of the day with 106,713 shares changing hands at a total value of 737 million riel or over $183,000 US dollars, or about 69% of Tuesday’s total trade volume.
- CAMGSM recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 16,169 shares changing hands at a total value of 38.9 million riel or over $9,600 US dollars, approximately 10% of May 20th’s trade volume.
- In other market news, Qatar Airways is set to launch direct flights to Cambodia. During a meeting between the Regional Manager of Qatar Airways (Indochina) and the Cambodian Minister of Tourism on May 19, 2025, the airline also revealed plans to initiate promotional airfare programs to attract travelers to the Southeast Asian nation.
- On the CSX, Pestech Cambodia recorded an increase in total revenue. For the second quarter ended March 31, 2025, PEPC’s revenue was recorded at KHR 23,593 million, representing an increase of KHR 13,684 million, or 138.1%, compared to Q3 FY2024, which was recorded at KHR 9,909 million.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the KHR to USD slightly weakened to 4,003 riel per USD, while the USD index was slightly down to 100.19
- Looking at global commodities, Oil prices steadied on Tuesday due to uncertainty in U.S.-Iran negotiations and Russia-Ukraine peace talks, while new government data delivered a cautious outlook for top crude-importer China's economy.
- Brent futures for July inched 3 cents lower, or 0.1%, to $64.73 a barrel (by 0842 GMT.)
- June U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures , which expire on Tuesday, gained 48 cents to $63.17, while the more active July contract steadied at $62.13 a barrel.
- Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday as markets stabilised after a surprise U.S. sovereign downgrade by Moody's and investors turned their attention to further developments in Russia-Ukraine peace talks and U.S. tariff policy.
- Spot gold was down 0.2% at $3,223.69 an ounce (as of 0836 GMT.) U.S. gold futures eased 0.2% to $3,226.
- Stock futures slipped early Tuesday as Wall Street waits to see if last week’s market rally can find new momentum.
- At the time of Cambodia’s market closing, S&P 500 futures lost 0.16%.
Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.23%, while futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 29 points, or 0.07%.
Watch the 20 May 2025 market update in Khmer below: