KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Friday as the safe haven greenback advanced amidst ongoing concerns over the rising COVID-19 cases globally and better United States (US) initial jobless claims data, analysts said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The ringgit ended marginally lower against the US dollar on Thursday, weighed down by sentiment from the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) policy meeting, coupled with the declining oil price, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — The ringgit ended marginally higher against the US dollar on Wednesday, supported by rising oil price despite a record in daily new Covid-19 infections in the country, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar today as investors remained in cautious mode over the uncertainty of the country's political development, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — The ringgit was slightly lower against the US dollar in the early trade on Friday, taking its cue from the projected downtrend in oil prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The ringgit was slightly higher against the US dollar at the close today, coinciding with the gains seen in the Brent crude oil price amid the tensions in the Middle East.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The ringgit rebounded from yesterday’s losses to end higher against the US dollar today, driven by renewed demand despite the slide in crude oil prices, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The ringgit reversed yesterday's gains to end lower against the US dollar today as the high number of daily Covid-19 cases continued to weigh on sentiment, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 —  The ringgit rebounded to end higher against the US dollar on Thursday, backed by rising crude oil prices amid the high number of daily Covid-19 cases in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The ringgit has extended its downtrend last week to open weaker against the US dollar today due to the continuing lack of buying interest, as investors remained concerned over the surge in the Covid-19 cases, traders said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar at the close today as investors looking at the latest US inflation data were sufficiently convinced that the rise in prices may be temporary, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The ringgit ended slightly lower against the US dollar today on mild profit-taking activities after two days of gains, a dealer said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — The ringgit weakened further against the US dollar on Friday due to an increased appetite for the greenback, boosted by the United States’ (US) encouraging economic data, said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — The ringgit ended slightly higher against the US dollar today on the back of the firmer oil price which rose to above US$71 per barrel.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The ringgit rebounded to close slightly higher against the US dollar on Friday as the US Treasury yields continued to retreat and dampened appetite for the greenback.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Thursday, pressured by concerns over crude oil price and demand.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The ringgit closed unchanged against the US dollar today amid a mixed market sentiment.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The ringgit reversed its losses yesterday to close higher against the US dollar today as the greenback fell on the back of rallying United States’ (US) equities market, said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The ringgit closed slightly higher against the US dollar amid firmer oil prices, analysts said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The ringgit marginally reversed its losses against the US dollar at closing time today on improved buying interest amid strong China factory data.