KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened at a multiple-week low against the US dollar on Friday, as traders continued to offload emerging currencies on the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish stance on its monetary policy.
At 9am, the local note slipped further to 4.1415/1440 versus the greenback from 4.1390/1400 at Thursday’s close.
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