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This is a B2B Asia News Daily Update for 10 March 2026, reviewing regional and global markets, and covering the daily business news you shouldn’t miss.
Watch the video in English above.
- We start with a quick look at regional markets. Asian markets staged a modest recovery on Tuesday. In choppy trading, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 2.8%, paring losses since the start of the conflict.
- Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 2.7%, while South Korea's Kospi surged as much as 6.6% before easing off earlier gains.
- In China, the CSI 300 rose 1.1%.
- Zooming in on Cambodia’s market—the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.12 points or 0.03%, to 425.81.
- Total trade volume was up with 67,532 shares changing hands at a total value of 443.7 million riel, or over $111,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, four stocks were up, led by Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, while two stocks were also down, with Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority as the biggest loser of the day.
- Over on the growth board, all three stocks were down.
- Shifting to the exchange rate, the KHR stayed flat at 4,013 riel per US Dollar, while the US Dollar Index hovered around 98.63.
- Turning to global commodities, oil prices plummeted 7% on Tuesday after soaring to a more than three-year high in the previous session as U.S. President Donald Trump predicted the war in the Middle East could end soon, easing concerns about prolonged disruptions to oil supplies.
- Brent futures fell 6.9% to $92.17 US dollars a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 6.9% to $88.22 US dollars a barrel. (0840 GMT)
- Spot gold rose 0.7% to $5,174.49 US dollars per ounce.
- U.S. gold futures for April delivery rose 1.6% to $5,184 US dollars. (0631 GMT)
- Looking at the crypto market, Bitcoin rebounded above $70,000 US dollars after a brief weekend sell-off to around $65,000 US dollars, showing resilience as energy-market volatility eased.
- U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have continued to attract institutional demand, with about $568 million dollars in net inflows last week and cumulative net inflows now above $55 billion dollars.
- Moving on now to other business-related news,:
- Cambodia’s total trade with international partners reached $11.11 billion US dollars in the first two months of 2026, an increase of 17.6% from the same period in 2025, according to a report released by the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) on March 10. The report showed that Cambodia’s exports rose to $5.22 billion US dollars, up 17.2 percent from the same period last year.
- A group of Japanese investors met with Cambodia’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) on March 9 to learn about Cambodian government support programmes and explore potential investment opportunities in the Kingdom. The meeting brought together representatives from 10 Japanese companies, organised by the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), to discuss Cambodia’s investment climate and available support mechanisms through the SDF.
- The Cambodian Minister of Labour and Vocational Training met with the IMF Resident Representative for Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam on March 9 to discuss expanding the labour market and skills development. The meeting aimed to provide updates and exchange views on the labour force situation, skills development, and the reintegration of migrant workers returning from Thailand. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining an exchange of data and strategies to ensure the sustainable growth of Cambodia's workforce.
Watch the 10 March 2026 Daily Update in Khmer below: