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FINANCE Monday 25th JULY

PHNOM PENH: The CSX Index is currently at 474.87 Points down 3.18 Points or 0.67%

National bank of Cambodia Daily Exchange Rate is 4,096KHR to the USD$.

OIL EXTENDS LOSING STREAK ON FEARS FED HIKE WILL DAMPEN FUEL DEMAND.

Oil prices dropped on Monday, extending a recent losing streak on concerns that an expected rise in U.S. interest rates would weaken fuel demand.

Brent crude futures for September settlement had fallen 67 cents, or 0.7%, to $102.53 a barrel by 0421 GMT, down for a fourth day.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for September delivery slid 77 cents, or 0.8%, to $93.93 a barrel, also down for a fourth day.

Asian stocks slip with bond yields on recession fears before Fed.

Asian stocks lost ground on Monday, retreating from over three-week highs as worries about a global economic downturn sapped investors' risk appetite.

Japan's Nikkei (.N225) retreated 0.75%, while Chinese blue chips (.CSI300) lost 0.82%.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng (.HSI) slid 0.75%, with its tech index (.HSTECH) tumbling 1.96%.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares (.MIAP00000PUS) lost 0.54% to 158.80, after touching the highest since June 29 at 160.03 on Friday.

U.S. S&P 500 emini futures slipped 0.08%, pointing to an extension of the benchmark's (.SPX) 0.93% slump on Friday.

In Europe, EURO STOXX 50 index futures pointed 0.61% lower, and FTSE futures slid 0.52%.

The greenback added 0.11% to 136.235 yen , while the euro slipped 0.04% to $1.02075.

Gold was steady at $1,725.17 per ounce, getting support from lower bond yields.

Bitcoin fell 3% and back below its 50-day moving average to $21,851.


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