BENGALURU: Most Asian currencies held steady on Monday as global recession fears were soothed by stimulus hopes, while the Malaysian ringgit extended gains after ratings agency Fitch raised the country's growth forecast on the back of strong economic data.
The ringgit advanced 0.2% to 4.166 to the US dollar while the Indonesian rupiah built on gains from Friday to be up 0.3%.
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