KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The ringgit depreciated against the US dollar for the second consecutive day today due to the lack of demand as the US Dollar Index (DXY) continued to strengthen.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today on rising US bond yields following Federal Reserve (Fed) chairman Jerome Powell’s hawkish statement on the US monetary policy, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar as the greenback stayed firm, driven by a jump in US Treasury yield amid uncertainties surrounding the United States (US) debt ceiling talks, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The ringgit opened marginally lower against the US dollar on better demand for the greenback on the expected increase of the US bond yields, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The ringgit retreated from two consecutive days of gains to open lower against the US dollar on Thursday, amidst softening data points, said an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The ringgit has extended its positive momentum against the US dollar for the second consecutive day, said an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The ringgit opened lower against the greenback as the US Dollar Index (DXY) was slightly higher by 0.20 per cent to 102.64 overnight, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar today on renewed buying interest amid slightly easing demand for the greenback due to softer US Treasury yields, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The ringgit rebounded to open higher versus the US dollar today, as the greenback retreated amid improvement in the equity market, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The ringgit ended lower versus the US dollar today as investors await the outcome from the United States (US) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting later this week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today following mixed signal coming from the United States (US) Federal Reserve officials amidst lower than expected housing starts statistics, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The ringgit rebounded from yesterday’s losses to close higher against the US dollar on Friday as the recent downtrend sparked some buying interest.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar today, in line with other regional currencies, said an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The ringgit closed marginally higher against the US dollar today despite the strength in the greenback following better-than-expected US private employment reports which came in higher at 568,000 jobs in September, an analyst 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.