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Ringgit opens marginally lower on cautious sentiment | Scoop
At 9am, the ringgit eased to 4.6950/7025 against the US dollar from yesterday's close of 4.6920/6965. – Scoop pic, December 19, 2023
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Ringgit opens marginally lower on cautious sentiment

Local note expected to trade in tight range today as investors stand ready to digest global banks’ policy announcements, says analyst

Bernama
Updated
9:40 AM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – The ringgit opened marginally lower against the US dollar today as investors remain cautious while waiting for forward guidance amid global market volatility, said an analyst.

At 9am, the ringgit eased to 4.6950/7025 against the greenback from yesterday’s close of 4.6920/6965. 

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the local unit is expected to trade in a tight range today as investors stand ready to digest global banks’ policy announcements.

“The focus today would be on the Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy meeting as currency traders are seeking clues on the possible reversibility of its ultra-loose monetary policy.

“Most economists were expecting the BoJ to maintain its benchmark interest rate at -0.1% in this meeting,” he said.

“However, given the latest guidance by the US Federal Reserve, the outlook for rate cuts remains fairly intact. As such, we expect the ringgit versus the US dollar to remain in a narrow range today,” he added.

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

It appreciated against the British pound to 5.9411/9505 from 5.9434/9491 at yesterday’s close, weakened vis-a-vis the euro to 5.1269/1351 from 5.1232/1281 yesterday, and declined against the Japanese yen at  3.2938/2993 from 3.2926/2960 previously.

Similarly, the local note was traded easier against a few Asean currencies.

It decreased against the Philippine peso to 8.41/8.43 from yesterday’s closing rate of 8.40/8.41 and went down against the Indonesian rupiah to 302.6/303.3 from 302.4/302.9.

The ringgit was almost flat versus the Singapore dollar at 3.5248/5307 from 3.5249/5285 yesterday and fell against the Thai baht to 13.4335/4623 from 13.4042/4228 previously. – December 19, 2023

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