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Ringgit strengthens against US dollar ahead of GDP announcement | Scoop
At 9am, the ringgit rose marginally to 4.7800/7850 against the US dollar compared to yesterday's close of 4.7845/7885. – Scoop pic, February 15, 2024
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Ringgit strengthens against US dollar ahead of GDP announcement

Malaysia's 4Q 2023 GDP likely to reach 3.4% year-on-year, says analyst

Bernama
Updated
10:55 AM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar today ahead of the fourth quarter (4Q) 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) announcement by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) tomorrow, an analyst said.

At 9am, the ringgit rose marginally to 4.7800/7850 against the greenback compared to yesterday’s close of 4.7845/7885. 

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said that Malaysia’s 4Q 2023 GDP is likely to reach 3.4% on a year-on-year basis. 

“Investors are looking for more clues on how BNM would assess the economy in 2024 and how this would translate into monetary policies,” he said. 

He also noted that the ringgit continued to remain in an oversold condition and has been flirting around its immediate resistance level of 4.79 to the US dollar.

“Perhaps, there could be consolidation in the ringgit today,” he added. 

The ringgit was traded lower against a basket of major currencies.

The local note weakened vis-a-vis the Japanese yen to 3.1812/1847 from 3.1757/1786 at yesterday’s close, fell against the British pound to 6.0089/0152 from 5.9983/6.0033, and slid versus the euro to 5.1309/1362 from 5.1185/1227 previously.

Meanwhile, the ringgit was traded mixed with other Asean currencies.

It was lower versus the Thai baht at 13.2483/2677 compared to 13.2366/2535 at yesterday’s close and declined versus the Singapore dollar to 3.5465/5505 compared to 3.5441/5473 yesterday.

The local note was unchanged against the Philippine peso at 8.52/8.54 yesterday and was flat vis-a-vis the Indonesian rupiah at 306.3/306.8 from 306.5/307.0 previously. – February 15, 2024

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