21 May 2025 - Market Update - B2B Cambodia

This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 21 May 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.

Watch the video in English above.

• The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index remained unchanged from the previous day’s closing at 407.26 points with a total trading volume of 631,736 shares changing hands at a total value of 1.5 billion riel or over $376,600 US dollars, an over 300% increase from yesterday’s trade volume. 
• On the main board, three stocks were up. Leading the market today was Grand Twins International, up 1.00% or 80 riel to 8,100 riel per share, followed by Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, up 0.47% or 10 riel to 2,130 riel per share, CAMGSM was also up 10 riel to 2,420 riel per share. 
• On the downside, the biggest loser of the day was Pestech Cambodia, dropping 1.43% or 40 riel to 2,750 riel per share, followed by Acleda Bank, dropping 0.57% or 40 riel to 6,920 riel per share, and MJQ Education was down 10 riel to 2,010 riel per share. Meanwhile, the remaining three stocks were flat. 
• Over the growth board, JS Land dropped 2.12% or 60 riel to 2,770 riel per share, while DBD Engineering remained flat. 
   
• Acleda Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day, with 26,128 shares changing hands at a total value of 180 million riel, or over $45,000 US dollars, accounting for about 4% of Wednesday’s trade volume.
• Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the second-highest trade volume of the day, with 7,348 shares changing hands at a total value of 15.6 million riel, or over $3,900 US dollars. However, today, via the Negotiated Trading Method (NTM), Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ was traded over 1.2 billion riel, resulting in a total trading volume for the day that increased by over 300% compared to the previous day.
   
• Moving on to the exchange rate, the KHR to USD was stable at 4,003 riel per USD, while the USD index was down to 99.66.
   
• Looking at global commodities, Oil prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday after reports that Israel could be preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities raised fears of a supply disruption in the Middle East.
• Brent futures rose 87 cents, or 1.3%, to $66.25 a barrel (by 0807 GMT.) U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude jumped 89 cents, or 1.4%, to $62.92.
• Gold prices rose to a more than one-week high on Wednesday, supported by a weaker dollar and safe-haven demand as U.S. President Donald Trump failed to convince Republican holdouts to back his sweeping tax bill.
• Spot gold was up 0.5% at $3,306.68 an ounce, (as of 0830 GMT.). U.S. gold futures climbed 0.7% to $3,308.60.
   
• S&P 500 futures wavered early Wednesday following a losing session on Wall Street that snapped a winning streak.
• At the time of Cambodia’s market closing, Futures tied to the broad index shed 0.3%, as did Nasdaq 100 futures. 
• Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 120 points, or 0.28%.

Watch the 21 May 2025 market update in Khmer below: