8 October 2025 - Market Update - B2B Cambodia

This is a B2B Cambodia Market Update for 8 October 2025, reviewing the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) and global markets.

Watch the video in English above.

• The Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.38 points or 0.09% and closed at 403.29. 
• Total trade volume was up with 58,119 shares changing hands, at a total value of 374 million riel or over $93,000 US dollars.
• On the main board, only two stocks were up, and the rest remained flat. The biggest gainer of the day was Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, up 0.33% or 20 riel to 6,160 riel per share, followed by ACLEDA Bank, which rose 0.30% or 20 riel to 6,780 riel per share.
• Over on the growth board, JS Land dropped 0.73% or 20 riel to 2,720 riel per share, while DBD Engineering stayed flat at 2,030 riel per share.
   
• ACLEDA Bank recorded the highest trade volume of the day with 51,404 shares changing hands, at a total value of 347.9 million riel or over $86,500 US dollars, approximately 88% of the total trade volume on Wednesday. 
• MJQ Education recorded a very distant second highest trade volume of the day with only 2,454 shares changing hands, at a total value of 4.8 million riel or just a little over $1,200 US dollars, about 4% of the total trade volume on October 8th.
   
• In other market news, ACLEDA Bank has raised another $100 million US dollars from its second issuance of subordinated bonds in 2025, intended to strengthen and support the bank's capital and sustainable business growth. "The Official Subordinated Bond Listing Ceremony of ACLEDA BANK" was held on October 8 at the CSX building. The subscription was successfully conducted with 77 qualified investors subscribing to an amount of 400 billion riel, equivalent to $100 million US dollars. The bonds have a coupon rate of 7.5 per cent per annum. ACLEDA Bank’s first issuance of subordinated bonds was conducted in the first quarter of 2025, similarly raising $100 million US dollars. The second issuance now brings the total raised by the bank in 2025 to $200 million dollars, making it one of the largest corporate bond offerings in Cambodia.
   
• Moving on to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD weakened slightly to 4,015 riel per US dollar, while the US Dollar Index was up to 98.96.
   
• Looking at global commodities, oil prices gained by about 1% on Wednesday as investors brushed off oversupply fears, having digested a decision earlier by OPEC+ to restrain production increases next month.
• Brent crude futures rose 63 cents, or 0.96%, to $66.08 US dollars a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude climbed 66 cents, or 1.07%, to $62.39 US dollars. (0715 GMT)
• Gold raced past $4,000 dollars an ounce for the first time as investors piled into a historic rally in the safe haven asset to hedge against global economic and geopolitical uncertainties, while also betting on U.S. interest rate cuts.
• Spot gold was up 1.3% at $4,034.59 US dollars per ounce. 
• U.S. gold futures for December delivery gained 1.3% to $4,056.80 US dollars. (0931 GMT)
   
• U.S. stock futures rose slightly Wednesday, after the S&P 500 capped a seven-day win streak because of a drop in Oracle that called to question the sustainability of the artificial intelligence trade. The government shutdown is also in its second week.
• As of the time of the Cambodian market’s closing, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 72 points, or 0.2%. 
• S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.2% each.

Watch the 8 October 2025 market update in Khmer below: