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Ringgit stronger amid uncertainty in US-China trade tensions | Scoop
The ringgit opened higher this morning at 4.3995/4150 against the USD compared to yesterday’s close of 4.4050/4095. – Scoop file pic, April 18, 2025
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Ringgit stronger amid uncertainty in US-China trade tensions

Local note opens higher at 4.3995/4150 against USD today compared to yesterday’s close of 4.4050/4095

Bernama
Updated
10:35 AM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar at the opening today, as the US Dollar Index (DXY) continued to hover below the 100-point mark amid persistent uncertainty over the US-China trade tensions. 

At 8am, the local currency strengthened to 4.3995/4150 against the greenback, from Thursday’s close of 4.4050/4095. 

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the ringgit appreciated by 0.08% to RM4.4073 against the US dollar yesterday, in line with the softer DXY. 

“Given the current weakness in the greenback, the US dollar-ringgit pair is expected to remain around the RM4.40 level,” he told Bernama. 

He said the latest US initial jobless claims data dropped to 215,000 last week, indicating relative resilience in the US labour market despite ongoing economic uncertainty. 

Meanwhile, the ringgit was traded mostly lower against a basket of major currencies. 

It was weaker versus the Japanese yen at 3.0893/1019 from 3.0849/0883 on Thursday, depreciated against the British pound to 5.8368/8574 from 5.8331/8391, but rose vis-a-vis the euro to 5.0027/0203 from 5.0102/0154. 

The local note performed better against most Asean currencies. 

It edged up versus the Singapore dollar to 3.3548/3705 from 3.3562/3601 and strengthened against the Thai baht to 13.1651/2491 from 13.2211/2417. 

The ringgit was firm vis-a-vis the Indonesian rupiah at 261.3/262.4 from 261.6/262.0 and increased against the Philippine peso at 7.76/7.80 compared to 7.77/7.79. – April 18, 2025

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