Ringgit continues downtrend against US$

Bank notes of different currencies, including Euro, U.S. Dollar, Turkish Lira or Brazilian Reais, are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, in this illustration picture taken May 7, 2017. Picture taken May 7, 2017. - Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued Tuesday's downtrend to be lower against the US dollar early Wednesday as the greenback strengthened on the possibility of another interest rate hike before the year-end, dealers said.

At 9 am(0100gmt), the local unit depreciated to 4.2150/2190 from 4.2050/2080 recorded at 6 pm Tuesday.