KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The ringgit closed slightly better against the US dollar today, despite the broadly higher performance of the local equity market and the oil price. At 9am, the ringgit was quoted at 4.2700/2770 compared with Monday’s closing of 4.2730/2780. The benchmark FTSE Bursa...
A Malaysia Ringgit note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. — Reuters pic
AxiCorp global chief market strategist Stephen Innes said improved sentiment for the ringgit, were left muted, suggesting that some foreign investors were concern about the pace of the local economic recovery.
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