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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 27 August 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.02 points and closed at 405.37.
- Total trade volume was down, with 63,795 shares changing hands at a total value of 354 million riel or over $88,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, two stocks were up. Leading the market was Pestech Cambodia, up 2.79% or 70 riel to 2,580 riel per share, followed by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, which rose 0.50% or 60 riel to 11,980 riel per share.
- On the downside, ACLEDA Bank was the biggest loser of the day, down 0.29% or 20 riel to 6,760 riel per share, followed by Grand Twins International, which dropped 0.28% or 20 riel to 7,140 riel per share. Phnom Penh Autonomous Port was also down 20 riel to 13,680 riel per share.
- Meanwhile, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, MJQ Education, and CAMGSM, remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was up 0.49% or 10 riel to 2,050 riel per share, while JS Land dropped 0.36% or 10 riel to 2,770 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day, with 42,761 shares changing hands, at a total value of 289.7 million riel or over $72,000 US dollars, approximately 67% Wednesday’s trade volume.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 10,054 shares changing hands, at a total value of 20.5 million riel or over $5,000 US dollars, about 16% of the total trade volume on August 27th.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD strengthened slightly to 4,008 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was up to 98.60.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices steadied on Wednesday, after falling in the previous session, as investors watched for fresh developments in the Ukraine war and weighed an industry report that showed a drop in U.S. crude inventories.
- Brent crude futures were down 4 cents at $67.18 US dollars a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 3 cents at $63.22 US dollars. (0820 GMT)
- Both contracts fell more than 2% on Tuesday after beginning the week at their highest levels since early August.
- Gold prices slipped as the dollar firmed and some investors booked profits from a more than two-week peak hit in the previous session.
- Spot gold was down 0.3% at $3,382.31 US dollars per ounce.
- U.S. gold futures for December delivery eased 0.1% to $3,430.80 US dollars. (0811 GMT)
- US stock futures held steady on Wednesday as investors counted down to Nvidia's highly anticipated earnings report, seen as a pivotal test for the tech-driven summer rally.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 all wavered along the flat line, on the heels of small gains on Wall Street.
Watch the 27 August 2025 market update in Khmer below: