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This is a B2B Asia News Daily Update for 9 April 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. Asia-Pacific markets fell Thursday, after Iran’s parliamentary speaker charged the U.S. of breaching the terms of their two-week ceasefire agreement.
- Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 dropped 0.7%, while South Korea’s Kospi lost 1.6%.
- Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.4%.
- The Shanghai Composite index was down 0.7%.
- Taiwan’s Taiex was 0.3% higher, while India’s Sensex dropped 0.8%.
- Zooming in on Cambodia’s market—the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.52 points or 0.12% to 433.58.
- Total trade volume was down with 113,870 shares changing hands at a total value of 704.6 million riel, or over $175,500 US dollars.
- On the main board, five stocks were up, led by Grand Twins International, while the rest of the main board stayed flat.
- Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering was up while JS Land and Picasso City Garden were down.
- Shifting to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD remained stable at 3,999 riel per US Dollar, while the US Dollar index hovered around 99.07.
- Turning to global commodities, oil rebounded on Thursday after its biggest one-day drop since April 2020, as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked and Israeli attacks on Lebanon threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.
- Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, climbed 3.9 per cent a barrel, after plunging more than 13 per cent on April 8.
- West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US oil benchmark, rose 3.6 per cent. (0800 GMT)
- Gold prices were steady on Thursday as investors remained cautious about the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire, with a key U.S. inflation report due later in the day also in focus for interest rate clues.
- Spot gold was little changed at $4,715.45 US dollars per ounce.
- U.S. gold futures for June delivery fell 0.8% to $4,739.40 US dollars. (0716 GMT)
- Looking at the crypto market, Bitcoin traded near the $71,000 US dollar level, showing resilience despite geopolitical volatility and shifting focus to impending U.S. inflation data. The asset experienced a brief surge following a temporary U.S.-Iran ceasefire, with market sentiment considering it a safe-haven alternative to gold.
- Moving on now to other business-related news:
- Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs briefed members of the diplomatic corps and international organisations on the newly enacted Law on Combatting Online Scams on April 9. The law officially came into effect on April 8. By reinforcing international cooperation and domestic enforcement, the law aims to safeguard public security and restore Cambodia’s national reputation against the growing threat of global digital fraud.
- Singapore has expressed strong interest in expanding agro-food imports from Cambodia as part of efforts to diversify its supply sources, highlighting growing economic cooperation between the two countries. The interest was raised during a working dinner on April 8, between the Cambodian Minister of Commerce, and Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry. On the same day, a delegation of Cambodian food producers interested in expanding their presence in Singapore's retail market also engaged in a business matching event in Singapore, led by the Secretary of State and Chairman of the Export Promotion Task Force at the Ministry of Commerce, with support from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
- Marking the 9th National Day for the Promotion of Cambodian Products on April 9, Prime Minister Hun Manet has urged nationwide support for local goods to bolster the economy and self-reliance. Under the theme “Khmer Produce, Khmer Use, Khmer Prosper”, he credited the nation’s growth to lasting peace and stability, noting that these foundations are vital to achieving Cambodia’s goal of becoming a high-income country by 2050.
Watch the 9 April 2026 Daily Update in Khmer below: