KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The ringgit ended the week on a lower note, tracking the weakening Asian currencies led by the South Korean won following the jump in the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the republic. At 6pm, the local note lost 100 basis points to close at 4.1900/1940 against...
A Malaysia Ringgit note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. — Reuters pic
AxiCorp’s chief market strategist Stephen Innes said South Korea’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases had more than tripled in two days, and the country is now seen as a hotbed for the outbreak. Xinhua news agency reported today that South Korea has 52 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising its total number of infected persons to 156.
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