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This is a B2B Asia News Daily Update for 26 June 2026, reviewing regional and global markets, and covering the daily business news you shouldn’t miss.
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- We start with a quick look at regional markets. Asian shares pulled back on Friday after a stellar quarter, as Apple's hefty price hikes revealed the downside of booming chip demand, while the threat of Japanese intervention kept the yen from hitting 40-year lows.
- MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 3%.
- Japan's Nikkei slumped 4.2% and was headed for a weekly drop of 2.7%.
- South Korea's KOSPI was last down 5.8%, after slumping as far as 8% earlier to triggering a circuit breaker.
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.7%, but it was down 8.5% for the quarter, marking the third straight quarter of declines to be an outlier in the region.
- Zooming in on Cambodia’s market—the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 2.74 points or 0.61% to 450.05.
- Total trade volume was down with 422,342 shares changing hands at a total value of 2.85 billion riel or close to $711,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, four stocks were up, led by CAMGSM while three stocks were down, with Phnom Penh Autonomous Port as the biggest loser of the day. Over on the growth board, Picasso City Garden was down, while DBD Engineering and JS Land stayed flat.
- Shifting to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD remained stable at 4,024 riel per US Dollar, while the US Dollar index hovered around 101.21.
- Looking at global commodities, crude prices sank 2% on Friday and were headed for steep weekly losses amid easing supply concerns as more stranded oil tankers exited the Strait of Hormuz, even though a cargo vessel was hit near Oman on Thursday. Brent crude futures fell 1.99% to $73.76 US dollars a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate fell 2.07% to $70.43 US dollars a barrel. (0649 GMT)
- Gold prices were on track for a fourth consecutive weekly fall, as a resilient dollar and expectations of faster U.S. rate hikes to tame inflation kept bullion pressured near the key $4,000 dollar-per-ounce level. Spot gold was steady at $4,027.91 US dollars per ounce. U.S. gold futures for August delivery edged 0.1% lower to $4,043.40 US dollars. (0752 GMT)
- Looking at the crypto market, Bitcoin traded near $59,648 US dollars, below its $72,000 dollar max pain level, with traders paying premiums for puts as protection against further price drops. Ether is also under pressure, trading near $1,544 US dollars, far below its max pain level of $2,000 US dollars.
- Moving on now to other business-related news,
- DICHI Academy and the Expert Leadership Innovation Exchange Organisation officially launched the second cohort of the Techpreneur Bootcamp on June 25, at the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications in Phnom Penh. The ceremony was attended by senior government officials, international development partners, industry representatives, and the 60 newly selected Techpreneurs who will embark on the programme's seven-month journey. Techpreneur Bootcamp 2.0 is an intensive, 100 per cent fully funded programme offering two parallel tracks, Full-Stack Development and AI & Data Science. The 60 finalists were shortlisted from a thorough selection process and a pool of over 1,100 submitted applicants, more than double the interest seen in the programme's inaugural year, reflecting the rapidly growing appetite for rigorous, industry-aligned tech training among Cambodian youth.
- The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on June 25 organised a forum in Kampong Thom provincial city aimed at addressing key challenges in cashew cultivation, collection, processing, and export, as well as identifying solutions to strengthen Cambodia’s cashew value chain. Discussions focused on government agricultural policies, MAFF strategies and the implementation of the Ministry’s ASPIRE-AT programme, farmer challenges, ARDB loan procedures, buyer requirements, phytosanitary standards, contract farming, market access, export standards, and strengthening partnerships and competitiveness across the value chain.
- Vietnamese electromechanical equipment supplier Ta Thi Phat Co., Ltd. has announced plans to establish a construction machinery assembly plant in Kampong Speu province, marking a further expansion of Vietnamese industrial investment in Cambodia. The plan was revealed by the Director-General of Ta Thi Phat Co., Ltd. in Cambodia, during a meeting with the Governor of Kampong Speu province on June 25. The Hanoi-based company intends to expand its investment in Kampong Speu, citing the province’s peace, political stability, and strong development potential as key factors behind the decision.
Watch the 26 June 2026 Daily Update in Khmer below: