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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 5 September 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 0.67 points or 0.17% and closed at 401.82. Total trade volume was down, with 44,552 shares changing hands, at a total trade volume of 225.6 million riel or over $56,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, three stocks were up. Leading the market was MJQ Education, up 0.51% or 10 riel to 1,990 riel per share, followed by Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, which rose 0.49% or 10 riel to 2,060 riel per share. Sihanoukville Autonomous Port was also up 20 riel to 12,020 riel per share.
- On the downside, four stocks declined. The biggest loser of the day was Pestech Cambodia, down 1.56% or 40 riel to 2,530 riel per share. Followed by ACLEDA Bank, which dropped 0.59% or 40 riel to 6,740 riel per share. The other two stocks down were Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority and Grand Twins International.
- Meanwhile, CAMGSM and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was up 0.49% or 10 riel to 2,040 riel per share, while JS Land stayed flat at 2,780 riel per share.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 26,401 shares changing hands, at a total value of 178.4 million riel or over $44,500 US dollars, approximately 59% of total trade volume on Friday.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the second-highest trade volume of the day with 7,718 shares changing hands, at 15.8 million riel or close to $4,000 US dollars, about 17% of the total trade volume on September 5th.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD remained stable at 4,010 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was down to 98.02.
- Looking at global commodities, oil extended its decline into a third session on Friday, heading for a weekly loss for the first time in three weeks as expectations grow of higher supply and a surprise increase in U.S. crude inventories added to demand concerns.
- Brent crude futures fell 35 cents, or 0.5%, to $66.64 US dollars a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 33 cents, or 0.5%, to $63.15 US dollars. (0810 GMT)
- Gold prices edged higher and were on track for their best weekly gain in three months, as expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut bolstered bullion's appeal, while investors awaited U.S. non-farm payrolls data due later in the day.
- Spot gold was up 0.1% at $3,548.09 US dollars per ounce. Bullion has risen 2.9% so far this week.
- U.S. gold futures for December delivery rose 0.1% to $3,608.90 US dollars. (0741 GMT)
- U.S. stock futures climbed on Friday as investors waited for the pivotal monthly jobs report to confirm or contradict the softness shown in this week's labor data, with an interest-rate cut now seen as all but certain.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%, coming off a fresh all-time closing high for the broad stock benchmark.
- Contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average leant slightly higher, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 led gains, up 0.4%.
Watch the 5 September 2025 market update in Khmer below: