At 9 am(0100gmt), the local unit was at 4.1130/1170 against the greenback from 4.1155/1185 last Friday.
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued its upward momentum to open at a 19-month high of 3.9880/9930 against the US dollar Monday, on improved sentiment towards the local note.
It was prompted by the strong trade surplus, as well as, expectations of a hike in the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by Bank Negara Malaysia this year.
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