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This is a B2B Asia News Daily Update for 10 September 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 stocks slid on Thursday as the biggest wave of attacks on shipping in the widening war in the Middle East kept oil prices above $100 dollars a barrel, leaving investors nervous ahead of U.S. inflation data that will influence near-term monetary policy.
- MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.7%. Japan's Nikkei eased 0.4% while South Korea's KOSPI dipped 0.2%.
- Zooming in on Cambodia’s market—the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 9.91 points or 1.82% to 553.38.
- Total trade volume was up with 446,549 shares changing hands at a total value of 3 billion riel or around $759,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, five stocks were up, led by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, while three stocks were down with Phnom Penh SEZ Plc as the biggest loser of the day.
- Over on the growth board, Picasso City Garden and JS Land were down, while DBD Engineering stayed flat.
- Shifting to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD remained stable at 4,052 riel per US Dollar, while the US Dollar index hovered around 98.78.
- Looking at global commodities,oil prices rose on Thursday, extending gains that took Brent over $100 dollars a barrel in the previous session, as traders braced for deeper supply disruptions after Iran and the United States launched their largest attacks on shipping since their six-month-old conflict began.
- Brent crude futures were up 0.4% at $101.61 US Dollars a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.51% to $96.54 US dollars. (0814 GMT)
- Gold edged higher, supported by a softer dollar, while investors awaited key U.S. inflation data for clues on the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate path.
- Spot gold ticked up 0.1% to $4,405.09 US dollars per ounce, while U.S. gold futures fell 0.3% to $4,448.80 US dollars. (0824 GMT)
Looking at the crypto market, Bitcoin is holding near $78,000 dollars, down 2% over the last 24 hours. The decline wipes out Wednesday's advance and leaves the largest cryptocurrency 5.1% below the $82,284 US dollar high it reached last week. Ether is marginally higher on the day at $2,470 US dollars, but down 1.9% over 24 hours.
- Moving on now to other business-related news,
- The 5th Cambodia Travel Match (CTM) 2026 Mini-Series has brought together major travel agency delegates from Myanmar, Nepal and the Philippines with Cambodian tourism companies to explore business opportunities and establish tourism partnerships. The event was presided over by H.E. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism, at Crowne Plaza Phnom Penh by IHG, with more than 130 national and international participants, including international buyers, Cambodian tourism service providers, tourism operators, representatives of tourism associations and journalists. The Minister welcomed the delegations from the three countries and commended the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Cambodia Chapter, as lead organiser, along with the Cambodia Tourism Federation (CTF), Cambodia Tourism Board (CTB) and other partners for organising the international tourism trade event. H.E. Huot Hak said the initiative aims to strengthen public-private sector cooperation, expand business opportunities and promote Cambodia’s tourism potential in international markets.
- Cambodia and India are further strengthening bilateral cooperation in media and information technology through a specialised capacity-building programme for 15 officials of the Cambodian Ministry of Information under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) scheme. Organised by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing in partnership with the Indian Institute of Creative Skills, the two-week “Certificate Course on New Age Media & IT” is scheduled to take place in New Delhi from September 14 to 25. The programme is fully funded by the Government of India and is designed to enhance participants’ professional knowledge and practical skills in emerging media technologies and digital communication.
Watch the 10 September 2026 Daily Update in Khmer below: