Australian dollar banknotes of various denominations are arranged for a photograph in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, July 24, 2015. The Australian dollar slumped last week as a gauge of Chinese manufacturing unexpectedly contracted, aggravating the impact of declines in copper and iron ore prices. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today, dragged by anxieties over heightening US-China trade war and the ensuing global economic slowdown as a result of it.
At 9 am, the ringgit stood at 4.1900/1940 from Friday's close of 4.1830/1880.
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