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This is a B2B Asia News Daily Update for11 February 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. The MSCI index of emerging Asian equities rose 1% to a historic high, lifted by a 1% gain in South Korea's Kospi index and a 1.6% rise in Taiwan's benchmark equities gauge.
- Hong Kong's stock market ended higher Wednesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.31 percent.
- Japan’s stock market was closed for a holiday.
- Zooming in on Cambodia’s market—the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 1.59 points or 0.38%, to 425.44.
- Total trade volume was up with 123,959 shares changing hands at a total value of 580.8 million riel, or over $144,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, only two stocks were up, led by MJQ Education, while two stocks were also down, with Pestech Cambodia as the biggest loser of the day.
- Over on the growth board, JS Land was up, while DBD Engineering and Picasso City Garden were down.
- Shifting to the exchange rate, the KHR strengthened to 4,029 riel per US Dollar, while the US Dollar Index was down to 96.60.
- Turning to global commodities, oil prices gained on Wednesday, buoyed by escalating risk as U.S.–Iran talks remained tenuous, while signs of an easing surplus spurred by better demand support from India also added strength.
- Brent crude oil futures were up 0.83% at $69.37 US dollars a barrel.
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.88% to $64.52 US dollars. (0711 GMT)
- Gold prices gained, buoyed by a weaker dollar and lower Treasury yields, while investors awaited key U.S. jobs data later in the day for clues on the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy outlook.
- Spot gold was 0.5% higher at $5,048.27 US dollars per ounce.
- U.S. gold futures for April delivery gained 0.8% to $5,072.60 US dollars per ounce. (0831 GMT)
- Looking at the crypto market, Bitcoin dropped to $68,700 US dollars, inside the range it has remained in the past few days, and much lower than its all-time high of $126,200 dollars. Bitcoin’s price action has coincided with a period of weak open interest in the futures market, a sign that demand remains weak.
- Moving on now to other business-related news:
- The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has set a target to achieve 100 percent coverage of basic rural water supply and sanitation by 2030, in line with the Cambodia Sustainable Development Goals (CSDGs). The commitment was highlighted during a Validation and Dissemination Workshop held in Phnom Penh on February 11.
- Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training is set to launch a large-scale employment drive this weekend, offering more than 86,000 job opportunities targeted at returning migrant workers and local youth. The career fairs, scheduled for February 14-15, aim to provide immediate employment solutions for workers recently returned from Thailand, as well as job seekers in the provinces of Kratie and Kampong Thom.
- Cambodia and Pakistan have agreed in principle to conduct talks on the establishment of a bilateral trade agreement, deepening trade and investment cooperation. The information was shared following a meeting between the Cambodian Minister of Commerce, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on February 10 in Islamabad.
Watch the 11 February 2026 Daily Update in Khmer below: