The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) Index maintained a bullish trend and reached peak at 648.33 points mid-lockdown before cooling back down, despite remaining flat in the days prior to the restrictive measure. The government first placed Phnom Penh and adjacent Takmao town in Kandal province under lockdown on April 15, in a move to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission from the February 20 community outbreak. It extended it for another seven days until May 5. Trading activity spiked across the board during the lockdown, with daily average trading values and volumes increasing by approximately 13 and 19 per cent respectively, CSX said in a press release late last week, citing data compiled from April 1 to May 5.