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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 21 January 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.45 points, or 0.11% to 410.73.
- Total trade volume was down with 50,931 shares changing hands at a total value of over 214 million KHR or approximately $53,300 US dollars.
- On the main board, four stocks were up. Leading the market was Pestech Cambodia, up 0.86% or 20 KHR to 2,350 KHR per share, followed by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which was up 0.34% or 40 KHR to 11,680 KHR per share. Other stocks up were the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port and ACLEDA Bank.
- Only one stock, Grand Twins International, was down, dropping 1.12% or 60 KHR to 5,300 KHR per share. The rest of the main board remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, both stocks were down. JS Land dropped 4.05% or 130 KHR to 3,080 KHR per share, while DBD Engineering was down 0.49 % or 10 KHR to 2,050 KHR per share.
- CAMGSM recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 12,653 shares changing hands at a total value of 30.7 million KHR or over $7,600 US dollars, which is approximately 25% of the total trade volume on January 21st.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 9,761 shares changing hands at a total value of 71.8 million KHR , or close to $18,000 US dollars, roughly 19% of Tuesday’s total trade volume.
- Exchange rate, the KHR to USD remained stable at 4,029 KHR per USD, while the USD index was down to 108.54.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices ticked lower in Asian trading on Tuesday as investors took stock of U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to apply new tariffs later than expected while boosting oil and gas production in the United States.
- Brent crude futures were down 35 cents, or 0.44%, to $79.8 US dollars per barrel.
- Gold prices rose for a second session on Tuesday as the dollar weakened, with markets evaluating the possible consequences of U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies in his second term after his inauguration.
- Spot gold gained 0.6% to $2,724.74 US dollars per ounce. U.S. gold futures were 0.2% lower at $2,742.50 US dollars.
Stock futures were under some pressure on Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump said he was considering tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
- Futures tied to the S&P 500 were up 0.11%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 0.24%. Meanwhile, Nasdaq 100 futures were flat.
Watch the 21 January 2025 market update in Khmer below: