KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The ringgit continued to appreciate against the greenback today, supported by the decline in the US Dollar Index to 93.374, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 —  The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar although the losses were capped by the strong commodity prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The ringgit opened higher on Thursday, buoyed by the positive sentiment following the strong commodities performance.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar today despite some technical correction experienced by the greenback after appreciating quite rapidly in the past few weeks, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The ringgit opened unchanged against the US dollar today amid quiet trading ahead of the public holiday on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The ringgit retreated on profit-taking to end easier against the US dollar today after six consecutive days of gains, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The ringgit continued its uptrend to end firmer against the US dollar today amid strong commodity prices and risk-on mode in the equity market, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — New benchmarks and targets to strengthen the Bumiputera Economic Community will need to be considered given that the challenges Malaysia faces today are very different from those 50 years ago, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The ringgit continued its uptrend to end higher against the US dollar today for the fifth consecutive day, brought about by positive sentiment surrounding the local market, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The ringgit extended its gains to close higher against the US dollar today on positive sentiment surrounding the market and optimism on economic recovery, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The ringgit further slipped against the US dollar at the close today as concern rose over higher global inflation rate following elevated levels of commodity prices, which appeared to have lent support for the greenback, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 --  The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar today, supported by improved sentiment towards the local currency and a correction in the greenback, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The ringgit has extended its gains against the US dollar from last week to open firmer today, backed by brighter economic prospects for the last quarter of the year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd’s research arm (MIDF Research) believes that no new taxes would be introduced in Budget 2022 due to the lingering Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Malaysia's economy is gearing up as more states are moving into the next phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production increased 11.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in August 2021, compared with a negative 2.8 per cent in the same month in 2020, mainly due to a surge in the mining index (51.8 per cent).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — The ringgit is expected to trade higher next week as sentiment is likely to improve supported by the tabling of the much-awaited 12th Malaysia Plan 2021-2025 (12MP).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The ringgit extended yesterday’s gains against the US dollar as the greenback -- a safe haven currency -- retreated amid risk-on mode.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar as a bit of clarity over US Federal Reserve’s tapering plan and Evergrande’s assurance lifted market sentiment.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — The ringgit ended lower today ahead of the US Federal Reserve (US Fed) decision on tapering later tonight and with the possibility of Evergrande defaulting on their interest payments on Thursday.