Ringgit under pressure from coronavirus worries


KUALA LUMPUR: Fears of China's novel coronavirus outbreak and its potential impact to the world's growth continued to ​​​​​pressure the ringgit to open lower against the US dollar on Tuesday.

At 9.01 am, the ringgit stood at 4.1200/1230 against the US dollar from 4.1125/1155 on Monday.

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