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This is a B2B Asia News Daily Update for 4 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.
- MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 4.2%.
- Seoul's benchmark KOSPI shed more than 11% to trigger a circuit breaker, while Japan's Nikkei and Taiwan's index dropped more than 4% each.
- Zooming in on Cambodia’s market—the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.88 points or 0.21%, to 426.02.
- Total trade volume was down with 59,607 shares changing hands at a total value of 375.8 million riel, or close to $94,000 US dollars.
- On the main board, two stocks were up, led by CAMGSM, while four stocks were down with Pestech Cambodia as the biggest loser of the day.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was up while JS Land and Picasso City Garden 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 98.95.
- Turning to global commodities, oil prices rose about 1% on Wednesday as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran disrupted Middle East supplies, but the pace of gains slowed from past sessions after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. Navy could escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Brent rose 1.1% to $82.31 US dollars a barrel, after closing on Tuesday at its highest since January 2025.
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 63 cents, or 0.8%, to $75.19 US dollars, after settling at its highest since June. (1015 GMT)
- Gold prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday, rebounding from their lowest level in over a week recorded in the previous session, as escalating US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran boosted demand for safe-haven assets.
- Spot gold climbed 1.6% to $5,168.69 US dollars per ounce.
- US gold futures for April delivery also rose 1.1% to $5,178.40 US dollars per ounce. (0945 GMT)
- Looking at the crypto market, Bitcoin climbed above $71,000 US dollars, gaining more than 6% in 24 hours and leading broad advances in major cryptocurrencies. The rally comes despite escalating Middle East tensions and disruptions to oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Moving on now to other business-related news:
- The opening ceremony of the Cambodia–ASEAN Business Summit (CABS) 2026 took place on March 4 at the Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, under the presidency of Prime Minister Hun Manet. This year's summit focused on the theme of “ASEAN Transformation: Innovation, Integration, and Industrial Evolution”, with the aim of highlighting the region's role as a global growth hub.
- In a significant move to bolster Cambodia-U.S. ties, Cambodian Permanent Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Vongsey Vissoth and U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Bridgette Walker met on March 3 to outline a strategic roadmap for enhanced trade, security, and regional stability. The high-level working session at the Office of the Council of Ministers signaled a recalibration of the bilateral relationship, focusing on economic modernisation and the resolution of shared security challenges.
- Senate President and Acting Head of State, Hun Sen, has expressed his hope that bilateral trade between Cambodia and Singapore will expand to $10 billion US dollars in the coming years. The Spokesperson for the Cambodian Senate said that the Senate President made these remarks while receiving a farewell visit from the Outgoing Ambassador of Singapore to Cambodia, at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh.
Watch the 4 March 2026 Daily Update in Khmer below: