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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 6 February 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was down 0.53 points, or 0.13% to 408.55.
- Total trade volume was up with 29,540 shares changing hands at a total value of 157.5 million KHR or approximately $39,200 US dollars.
- On the main board, only one stock was up, while three were down. The one stock up was Grand Twins International, which rose 2.25% or 120 KHR to 5,460 KHR per share.
- On the downside, the biggest loser of the day was ACLEDA Bank, down 0.56% or 40 KHR to 7,160 KHR per share, followed by Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ, which was down 0.47% or 10 KHR to 2,140 KHR per share. The other stock down was Pestech Cambodia.
- Meanwhile, five stocks – Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, MJQ Education and CAMGSM – remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was up 0.98% or 20 riel to 2,070 KHR per share, while JS Land was down 0.33% or 10 KHR to 3,060 KHR per share.
- ACLEDA Bank once again recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 15,139 shares changing hands at a total value of 108.7 million KHR , or over $27,000 US dollars, roughly 51% of Thursday’s trade volume.
- Grand Twins International recorded the second highest trade volume of the day with 3,450 shares changing hands at a total value of 18.8 million KHR or close to $4,700 US dollars, approximately 12% of February 6th’s trade volume.
- Exchange rate, the KHR to USD strengthened to 4,017 KHR per USD, while the USD index was up to 107.97.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices edged up in Asian trading on Thursday after Saudi Arabia's state oil company sharply raised March oil prices, but the increase was barely a blip on the biggest slide in benchmark Brent prices in nearly three months the previous day.
- Brent crude futures rose 15 cents to $74.76 US dollars a barrel.
- Gold prices eased as the dollar regained some ground, although concerns over the U.S.-China trade war kept the safe-haven bullion close to a record high level hit in the previous session.
- Spot gold was 0.4% lower at $2,854.39 US dollars per ounce, after hitting an all-time peak of $2,882.16 US dollars in the previous session.
- U.S. stock futures climbed early Thursday after the major averages posted back-to-back winning sessions.
- Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 102 points, or 0.23%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both rose by 0.25% and 0.28%, respectively.
Watch the 6 February 2025 market update in Khmer below: