SINGAPORE: The Malaysian ringgit fell to a near three-week low against the dollar on Thursday as interbank speculators shrugged off stong economic growth data and added dollar positions on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve may stop buying bonds sooner than expected.
The ringgit slid 0.2 percent to 3.1020 per dollar as of 0232 GMT, after hitting 3.1050, its weakest since Feb. 4.
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