KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, supported by firmer crude oil prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — The ringgit kicked off the week on a negative note against the US dollar following the extension of the third movement control order 3.0 (MCO 3.0).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The ringgit is likely to trade in a range of 4.09 to 4.11 level next week as Malaysia aims to achieve the target of injecting 150,000 doses of vaccine daily, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — The ringgit extended yesterday’s losses against the US dollar at opening today after the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes, which indicated that the US economy was improving rapidly and could lead to a tighter monetary policy.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar in early trade today, as the latter's performance was pulled by the lower-than-expected US Building Permits, a key indicator of demand in the housing market, and weaker dollar index.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — The ringgit closed slightly lower against the greenback today as investors reduced the US dollar shorts ahead of the United States (US) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting outcome and rising US Treasury yields, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The ringgit opened in a relief rally by gaining 100 basis points (bps) against the US dollar following the dovish Federal Open Markets Committee’s (FOMC) decision to keep the US interest rates near zero.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The ringgit opened almost unchanged with a downward bias against the US dollar, as traders are keeping an eye on the outcome of the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled to end later on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Bursa Malaysia extended upward trend Tuesday, buoyed by hopes that the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines will spur economic recovery soon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today as positive oil prices offset movement control order (MCO) worries.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar today on cautious demand for the local currency, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The ringgit rebounded against US dollar at the opening today on positive sentiment following the government’s move to allow businesses to function during the nationwide state of emergency which is expected to last until August 1, 2021.