At 9.03 am (0103 gmt), the ringgit was quoted at 4.0530/0600 against the greenback compared with Tuesday 's close of 4.0445/0485.
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit extended yesterday's downtrend to open easier against the US dollar this morning as risk appetite for the greenback strengthened amid rising oil prices, a dealer said.
At 9 am, the local currency stood at 4.1400/1440 against 4.1380/1420 recorded at Monday's closing.
OANDA Head of Trading in Asia-Pacific Stephen Innes said the resurgent US dollar and higher US bond yields were weighing on local sentiment.
He also said the weaker-than-expected China Price Manufacturing Index, released yesterday, has soured sentiment.
Meanwhile, the ringgit traded mixed against other major currencies.
It rose against the Singapore dollar to 3.0164/0195 from 3.0198/0238 on Monday and improved versus the euro to 4.7921/7979 from 4.8059/8118.
The local currency, however, depreciated vis-a-vis the Japanese yen to 3.6332/6370 from yesterday's 3.6295/6340 and weakened against the British pound to 5.3990/4046 from 5.3976/3049. - Bernama
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