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This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 8 August 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.
Watch the video in English above.
- The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was slightly up by 0.16 points, or 0.04%, and closed at 404.83.
- Total trade volume was down, with 26,054 shares changing hands at a total value of 120.8 million riel or over $30,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, three stocks were up. Leading the market was Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, up 0.32% or 20 riel to 6,180 riel per share, followed by ACLEDA Bank, which rose 0.29% or 20 riel to 6,860 riel per share. Sihanoukville Autonomous Port was also up 20 riel to 12,020 riel per share.
- On the other hand, three stocks were also down. The biggest loser of the day was Pestech Cambodia, down 1.88% or 50 riel to 2,610 riel per share, followed by MJQ Education, which dropped 0.50% or 10 riel to 1,980 riel per share.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ was also down 10 riel to 2,090 riel per share.
- Meanwhile, Grand Twins International, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port and CAMGSM, remained flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was up 0.50% or 10 riel to 2,010 riel per share, while JS stayed flat at 2,790 riel per share.
- Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 6,637 shares changing hands at a total value of 13.8 million riel or close to $3,500 US dollars, approximately 25% of Friday’s trade volume.
- ACLEDA Bank recorded the second-highest trade volume of the day with 5,787 shares changing hands, at a total value of 39.6 million riel or close to $10,000 US dollars, about 22% of August 8th’s trade volume.
- Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD remained unchanged at 4,006 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was up from our last report to 98.23.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices fell on Friday, heading for their steepest weekly losses since late June as the latest round of U.S. tariffs weighed on the economic outlook and likely upcoming Trump-Putin talks raised the prospect of an ease in sanctions on Russia.
- Brent crude futures were down 51 cents to $65.92 US dollars a barrel, on track to decline more than 4% week-over-week.
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 57 cents, or 0.89%, to $63.31 US dollars a barrel, set to fall nearly 6% on a weekly basis. (0630 GMT)
- U.S. gold futures climbed to a record high on Friday after a report that the United States had imposed tariffs on imports of 1-kg gold bars, while spot gold stayed on track for a second straight weekly gain on tariff turmoil and U.S. rate-cut hopes.
- Spot gold held steady at $3,396.92 US dollars per ounce, after hitting its highest since July 23 earlier in the session.
- Bullion is up about 1% so far this week.
- U.S. gold futures for December delivery were up 1.4% at $3,502.90 US dollars, after hitting an all-time high of $3,534.10 US dollars. (0734 GMT)
- U.S. stock futures ticked higher early Friday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average logged its second losing day in the past three.
- As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Futures tied to the blue-chip index rose 74 points, or 0.17%.
- S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.17% and 0.15% respectively.
Watch the 8 August 2025 market update in Khmer below: