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This is a B2B Asia News Daily Update for 11 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 equities extended gains Wednesday while oil stabilised. Tokyo and Seoul, which have seen the widest swings since the crisis unfolded, both finished more than 1 per cent higher.
- Hong Kong was flat, while Shanghai, Sydney, Wellington, Taipei, Bangkok and Manila rose.
- Mumbai and Singapore edged down.
- Zooming in on Cambodia’s market—the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 1.02 points or 0.24%, to 426.83.
- Total trade volume was up with 73,833 shares changing hands at a total value of 428.1 million riel, or close to $107,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, three stocks were up, led by CAMGSM, while only one stock, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, was down.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering and Picasso City Garden were up while JS Land stayed flat.
- Shifting to the exchange rate, the KHR stayed flat at 4,013 riel per US Dollar, while the US Dollar Index hovered around 98.99.
- Turning to global commodities, oil prices dropped on Wednesday after the Wall Street Journal reported the International Energy Agency has proposed the largest release of oil reserves in its history to bring down crude prices that have soared amid the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
- Brent futures were trading down 0.26% lower at $87.57 US dollars a barrel.
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) lost 0.44% to trade at $83.08 US dollars a barrel. (0023 GMT)
- Gold edged higher on Wednesday on safe-haven demand and as a retreat in oil prices calmed inflation worries. Spot gold was up 0.1% at $5,198.29 US dollars per ounce.
- U.S. gold futures for April delivery fell 0.7% to $5,206.40 US dollars. (0641 GMT)
- Looking at the crypto market, Bitcoin just popped back above $70,000 US dollars, trading at $70,025 US dollars with a market cap of $1.4 trillion dollars.
- Moving on now to other business-related news:
- The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) issued a notice on March 10, announcing the updated retail oil prices for the period of March 11–13. According to the notice, regular gasoline now costs 5,200 riel per litre, while diesel costs 6,050 riel per litre. Fuel prices are expected to be updated every three days.
- Cambodia’s public debt remains at a manageable level and continues to be assessed as “sustainable” and “low risk,” according to the latest Cambodia Public Debt Statistical Bulletin. The bulletin, released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) on March 11, showed that as of year-end 2025, Cambodia’s total public debt stock stood at$13.05 billion US dollars, including legacy debt.
- The Asia-Pacific Development Bank (APD Bank) has announced it will be undergoing a period of system maintenance from March 11–15, during which core banking services, including deposits and withdrawals, will be temporarily suspended. During this five-day period, all APD Mobile and iBanking functions, except Account Inquiry and Own Account Transfer, in addition to the bank’s Virtual Teller Machine (VTM) services; Visa, UPI, and CSS Card services; and all other services provided at APD Bank branches, will be temporarily unavailable.
Watch the 11 March 2026 Daily Update in Khmer below: