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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit turned lower against the US dollar at the close today amid improved demand for the greenback following the US administration seeking ways to reduce the 10-year US Treasury yield rather than bringing down the Fed Fund Rate, said an analyst.
"How this would translate into global peace remains unsure, but it certainly would elevate the geopolitical temperature in the Middle East,” he added.It fell against the Japanese yen to 2.9036/9080 from 2.8930/8972 on Wednesday, rose against the euro to 4.5920/5987 from 4.5990/6053, and appreciated against the British pound to 5.5090/5171 from 5.5321/5396.It was slightly higher against the Singapore dollar to 3.2742/2793 from 3.2746/2792 and increased against the Thai baht to 13.
The ringgit was little changed against the Indonesian rupiah to 271.2/271.7 from 271.2/271.8 and fell against the Philippine peso to 7.62/7.63 from Wednesday’s close of 7.61/7.63. - BernamaIHH Healthcare unit seeks up to RM5.7bil compensation from Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo over Fortis deal
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