KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The ringgit extended yesterday’s gains to close higher versus the US dollar as positive development on the United States-China trade deal resulted in more investors shifting towards riskier assets, a dealer said. At 6pm, the ringgit was up at 4.0520/0560 against the...
A Malaysia Ringgit note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. — Reuters pic
At 6pm, the ringgit was up at 4.0520/0560 against the greenback compared to 4.0610/0660 at Thursday’s close. He said Asian stocks and currencies were mixed today despite global investors being given positive signals on the world’s two largest economies.
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